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Justice resource, we look at the vital role that languages play in ensuring that heritage, knowledge and understanding are transmitted across people with different cultures and preserved over the generations. Unfortunately, hundreds of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages will become extinct over the next decades and the reasons for that include genocide, education policy and persecution as well as other economic or cultural reasons ([elaalliance.org](elaalliance.org)) . This is obviously concerning because hand-in-hand with the disappearance of these languages goes an immense wealth of human knowledge, experience and creativity that has accumulated over thousands of years and this has serious implications for how we understand and interact with each other, our shared histories and our natural world.  \nLanguages that are at risk of disappearing are sometimes referred to as ‘endangered languages’. This resource focuses on one such language: Ladino.  \nRESEARCH TASKS  \nFollow this link to a list of official languages collated by Wikipedia.  \nAre you familiar with any lesser-known or less-spoken languages that aren’t included on this list? Do you speak any? Share your experiences with your classmates, teacher, family or friends.  \nTo find out about other endangered languages, explore the Endangered Language Alliance  website.  \nTHE ORIGINS OF LADINO  \nThe Ladino language is actually known by many different names including Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo, Muestro Spanyol, Djudyo, Jargon and Haketia. For a better understanding about why Ladino has come to have so many names, we should look at the origins ofthe language and how it developed.  \nLadino derives from Old Spanish and so, like Spanish, it is a Romance language, which means that it originates from Latin, the language spoken by the Roman Empire.  \nCan you name any other Romance languages in addition to Spanish and Ladino? Some examples are below.  \nnailatI ,hcnerF ,eseugutroP ,nainamoR  \n1  \nLadino was spoken by the Jews of Spain (the Sephardim), who, following their expulsion from Spain in 1492, travelled to a wide range of places including England, France and Holland. However, the language was particularly maintained and developed by the Sephardim, who went to Morocco and the Ottoman  \nDiaspora is a term that refers to a group of people who have spread from one original country to other countries (Cambridge Dictionary) .  \nDo you know of any other diasporas?  \nEmpire (modern Türkiye) . Due to the Jewish diaspora*, Ladino has influences from Arabic, Turkish, Greek, French and Italian as well as other languages, depending on the location of the speakers.  \nReflective task:  \nIn our Arabic culture in Spain resource, we looked at the influence of the Arabic language on the Spanish language, and at the history of Spain which explained this. Do you know any other languages that have been influenced by another language? What are the reasons for this?  \nA GLIMPSE AT JEWISH HISTORY IN SPAIN  \nJewish history in Spain dates back to the Roman times. During the period of Islamic rule in Spain, Jews were not afforded equal rights with Muslims, but they were granted a protected status and experienced success and prosperity. Spain was considered to be the centre of the Jewish world in Europe as there were many Jews occupying prominent positions in society, particularly atthe forefront of great scientific and cultural innovation. Read about some key figures below:  \n© Alamy Stock Photo  \nDuring the time of Christian reconquest which followed the Islamic rule in Spain, Jews were increasingly persecuted. They were forced to live in ghettos*(juderías) and banned from taking part in society: for example, they were not allowed to have conversations or eat and drink with Christians, practice medicine, hold positions of public office or even sell commodities such as bread, flour, meat. 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