Middle Western Karaim
Journal: International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics
Year: 2021

This contribution is a book review of: Michał Németh 2020. Middle Western Karaim: A Critical Edition and Linguistic Analysis of the pre-19thCentury Karaim Interpretations of Hebrew piyyutim. Languages of Asia, Volume 22. Karaim – the traditional language variety of the Karaim communities in eastern Europe – is indeed a highly fascinating language from several points of view, one of which is surely that its speakers believe in the Old Testament. Together with the Khazars and Krymchaks, Karaims a