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Judaeo-Spanish (also spelled Judeo-Spanish or Judæo-Spanish) is a Romance language derived from Old Spanish. Different names include Espanyoliko, Haketiya (also spelled Haquetiya, Haketia, Hakitia) , Judesmo (also spelled Dzhudesmo) , Ladino , Tituani , Sefardi , Spanyol , Spaniolit and others. Its original region includes the Balkans North Africa   , Middle East  and. Today it is spoken in Morocco, Algeria , Turkey   , Serbia  , Bosnia  , Bulgaria  , Israel  , Netherlands , Greece   , Macedonia  , the United States  , Puerto Rico , Romania , Egypt and France. Ladino is actually the name for an older, non-oral language used by rabbis translating holy Hebrew works. It is also considered by some as a dialect of Spanish.

The number of speakers is not clear. Some sources indicates 150,000 people and some others indicates that it is less than 100,000 people. Ethnologue Report of 2009 indicates 110,310. Ladinokomunita indicates the speakers as much as 200,000.