This morning in his link salad,
jaylake included a link to a National Geographic piece about language loss,
a magnificent photo essay/slide show showing people who speak vanishing languages, including words from those languages. Most of the languages shown are Native American, though they are certainly not the only languages we are losing in the world. I'
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So many Jews then spoke a mix of Greek and Hebrew, or just Greek, it was a real break with prior tradition.
I could go on (you know me) because this is such a rich and fascinating piece of history every where. And your post brought it to mind.
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Thank you for posting about Tumbalalaika. I remember hearing it sung as a kid. Good memories.
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