General Requests

[Doc]

I would like to propose an addition of Yiddish to the RLE list, under the IG name "Redn" (רעדן) which is the infinitive of "To Speak" in Yiddish.

Right now, there is Yeudi, for the RLE of Hebrew, and as a Semitic language that has been largely revived in the late 19th century, but Yiddish is a Germanic language dating from the 10th Century and served Jewish populations for centuries while Hebrew had largely disappeared from daily conversation.  Yiddish is a complete language of its own with Germanic grammar that incorporated Germanic, Hebrew, Romance and Slavic vocabulary and cultural references.  Israel has like 200,000 Yiddish speakers, and the US has perhaps as many as 350,000 Yiddish speakers (all the Jews I grew up around, including my step father's family spoke some Yiddish along with their English, for example, and a lot of Jewish humor is based in Yiddish, so much so that I have to translate a lot of Blazing Saddles for my son, for example), and it was more widely spoken before the War in Europe.  I think there is a case for its inclusion.

I have been RPing Kalistani Yeudis as speaking Yiddish for a while now, and I think this would be a good addition for those who wish to play it.  I hope you will consider this request.

Personally I am in favour of this. I did once advocate for Yiddish to be added as a language in Darnussia, and I still think that, if it does get added to the game, Narikaton and Darnussia would be a reasonable birthplace for the language. It's also a significant language with a presence on Google Translate, so from a practical perspective it also makes sense to add it.

Thanks for the added context @polites.

@doc given there is support from others for Yiddish originating in Darnussia, and given that it makes at least feasible sense for it to be a blend of Yeudish and German when started there, we'll approve.

Thank you for the consideration.

it is much appreciated.