Editing Yevanic language (section)

==Geographical distribution==
A small number of [[Romaniote Jews]] in the [[United States]], [[Israel]], [[Greece]], and [[Turkey]] have some knowledge of the Judaeo-Greek language. The language is highly endangered and could completely die out. There are no preservation programs to promote or to revive the language,<ref>Vlachou, Evangelia, Papadopoulou, Chrysoula, Kotzoglou, Georgios. Before the flame goes out: documentation of the Yevanic dialect. 2014. Sponsored by the Latsis Foundation.</ref> but starting in April, 2022, the Oxford School for Rare Jewish languages will be offering a beginner's course.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages|url=https://www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-classes/oxford-school-of-rare-jewish-languages/|access-date=2021-09-26|website=Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1987, there were 35 speakers left in [[Israel]], the majority located in [[Jerusalem]]. This population may have died out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/language/yej|title=Yevanic|website=ethnologue.com|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>

{{as of|2019}}, a few elderly Jews in [[Ioannina]], Greece still speak the language.<ref name=haaretz2>{{cite news |last1=Peklaris |first1=Achilles M. |title='They Claimed I Was Connected to the Mossad': Meet Greece's First-ever Jewish Mayor |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/.premium-meet-the-man-who-just-became-greece-s-first-ever-jewish-mayor-1.7358302 |access-date=12 June 2019 |work=Haaretz |date=11 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2021 there is a small population of speakers in Iran.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2021 |title=Six Jewish languages |url=https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/six-jewish-languages/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |website=Jewish Voice for Labor}}</ref>