tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594943214258392471.post3210663989179631316..comments2024-03-27T07:12:15.335+00:00Comments on Adrian Yekkes: The Language of ThievesYekkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946085834861575574noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594943214258392471.post-68439631698781542782021-03-14T06:49:02.634+00:002021-03-14T06:49:02.634+00:00You noted that Rotwelsch borrows words primarily f...You noted that Rotwelsch borrows words primarily from Yiddish and Hebrew but also Romani and Czech. It is interesting that educated, cultivated Jews spoke German or Russian etc in public.. and Yiddish when speaking to the children or shop keepers. <br /><br />Clearly an even more basic language was needed. Thus Rotwelsch, which I have never heard of, filled the slot. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com