Ladinokomunita is a correspondence circle written in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish). Topics center around Sephardic culture, history, and language, including: reminiscences of Sephardic life in Turkey, the United States, Rhodes, Salonica, or anywhere else in the world; Jewish holidays, customs, superstitions, foods, quaint sayings and proverbs, differences in vocabulary and pronunciation, origins of certain words, etc.; reports on aspects of Ladino history and literature by researchers and knowlegeable members. This is also a forum to announce programs and conferences relating to Ladino (or other aspects of Sephardic culture), as well as books, dictionaries, Ladino language courses, etc.

The purpose of the Ladinokomunita is to: 1. promote the use of Ladino; 2. spread the use of a standardized method for spelling Ladino with Roman characters; 3. ask and answer questions and share information regarding the language, culture, history, and traditions of Sepharadim, and to discuss other subjects of interest of concern to members.

Keridos Amigos, Bienvenidos a la komunidad virtual de Ladino (djudeo-espanyol.) Esperamos ke vamos a korrespondermos en muestra kerida lingua para ke no mos ulvidemos de eya. Todos los mesajes deven ser en djudeo-espanyol

Rachel Amado Bortnick (founder/moderator)

* Messages must be written in Ladino. *

* A multi-lingual Ladino dictionary in progress can be found at:

http://lingua.cc.sophia.ac.jp/diksionario-LK/

* Some Ladino lessons can be found at:

http://ladinokomunita.tripod.com/muestralingua/id14.html

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