Yiddish
ייִדיש
yi
1M speakers
Yiddish
(ייִדיש)
is a Indo-European language
with approximately 1M speakers speakers.
It is written using the
Hebrew
script.
Its BCP 47 language code is yi.
Writing Systems Used for Yiddish
Frequently Asked Questions
What alphabet or script does Yiddish use?
Yiddish is written using the Hebrew script (ISO 15924 code: Hebr). Hebrew is a right-to-left script.
What direction is Yiddish written?
Yiddish is written Right-to-left. Text begins on the right side of the page and reads toward the left.
How many people speak Yiddish?
Yiddish has approximately 1M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Yiddish belong to?
Yiddish belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Hebrew script.
What is the language code for Yiddish?
The BCP 47 language code for Yiddish is "yi". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- yi
- ISO 639-3
- yid
- Status
- living
- Scope
- macrolanguage
- Speakers
- 1M speakers
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Scripts
- 1
- Primary Script
- Hebrew
Other Hebrew Languages
Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.