Verse:Irta/Judeo-Mandarin: Difference between revisions

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The inherited Gaelic vocabulary of Ăn Yidiș has historically been extremely dialectally uniform, because Ăn Yidiș arose from a founder event and spread rapidly over a wide area. Historically, Ăn Yidiș dialects mainly differed in accent, syntax, function words, and vocabulary (what Semitic and other loanwords are used).

''Ăn ~~Căyzon~~'' is based phonologically on an artificial "middle of the road" accent optimized for wide intelligibility, and grammatically on the old Hasidic dialect which was spoken in our Czechia (read: close to our Scottish Gaelic but simplified a little).

The ''Ăn Căyzăn'' standard is based phonologically on an artificial "middle of the road" accent optimized for wide intelligibility, and grammatically on the old Hasidic dialect which was spoken in our Czechia (read: close to our Scottish Gaelic but simplified a little).

Bohemian Hasidic Ăn Yidiș and Modern Secular Ăn Yidiș are the two most spoken dialects today.

==== Modern Secular Ăn Yidiș ====

The variety taught to most learners. Close to Ăn ~~Căyzon~~, but ''r'' is an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r) and there's Swedish-style retroflexion: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?'

The variety taught to most learners. Close to Ăn Căyzăn, but ''r'' is an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r) and there's Swedish-style retroflexion: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?'

Vowel mergers before ''r''?

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*#* often transcribed "ii üü uu ie ua"

Mutations and gender have been lost; mutation of nouns is lexical and is based on the form following the definite article in Ăn ~~Căyzon~~. Hebrew words usually use non-mutated forms.

Mutations and gender have been lost; mutation of nouns is lexical and is based on the form following the definite article in Ăn Căyzăn. Hebrew words usually use non-mutated forms.

* ''dășģă'' 'water' < ''ănd ișģă''

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* ''tch(y)ănă'' 'tkhine, a form of non-liturgical prayer' < ''ăn tchină''

Proto-Ăn Yidiș unstressed אָ becomes /u/, e.g. קאַבוֹל ''gavul'' 'to receive' (~~Căyzon~~ קאַבאל ''gavăl''), מתּנה ''mátunu'' 'gift' (~~Căyzon~~ ''mátănă'')

Proto-Ăn Yidiș unstressed אָ becomes /u/, e.g. קאַבוֹל ''gavul'' 'to receive' (Căyzăn קאַבאל ''gavăl''), מתּנה ''mátunu'' 'gift' (Căyzăn ''mátănă'')

==== Baltic Ăn Yidiș ====

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A (historically non-Hasidic) Haredi dialect spoken in the Baltic. Kinda Our-Yiddish gibby

*/ə/-/o/ merger

* ~~Căyzon~~ /əm ən əl ər/ correspond to syllabic /m l n r/; the singular definite article is always pronounced /n/

* Căyzăn /əm ən əl ər/ correspond to syllabic /m l n r/; the singular definite article is always pronounced /n/

*/e o eə oə/ are [E O e o]

*''d z ģ'' /t t͡s t͡ʃ/ may be [ð z ʒ] after a vowel:

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 The inherited Gaelic vocabulary of Ăn Yidiș has historically been extremely dialectally uniform, because Ăn Yidiș arose from a founder event and spread rapidly over a wide area. Historically, Ăn Yidiș dialects mainly differed in accent, syntax, function words, and vocabulary (what Semitic and other loanwords are used).
-''Ăn Căyzon'' is based phonologically on an artificial "middle of the road" accent optimized for wide intelligibility, and grammatically on the old Hasidic dialect which was spoken in our Czechia (read: close to our Scottish Gaelic but simplified a little).
+The ''Ăn Căyzăn'' standard is based phonologically on an artificial "middle of the road" accent optimized for wide intelligibility, and grammatically on the old Hasidic dialect which was spoken in our Czechia (read: close to our Scottish Gaelic but simplified a little).
 Bohemian Hasidic Ăn Yidiș and Modern Secular Ăn Yidiș are the two most spoken dialects today.
 ==== Modern Secular Ăn Yidiș ====
-The variety taught to most learners. Close to Ăn Căyzon, but ''r'' is an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r) and there's Swedish-style retroflexion: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?'
+The variety taught to most learners. Close to Ăn Căyzăn, but ''r'' is an alveolar or retroflex approximant (more like Hiberno-English r than American r) and there's Swedish-style retroflexion: נאַך אפֿשר לעט ''nach efșăr led'' [naχ efʃə ɭet] 'can't you?'
 Vowel mergers before ''r''?
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 *#* often transcribed "ii üü uu ie ua"
-Mutations and gender have been lost; mutation of nouns is lexical and is based on the form following the definite article in Ăn Căyzon. Hebrew words usually use non-mutated forms.
+Mutations and gender have been lost; mutation of nouns is lexical and is based on the form following the definite article in Ăn Căyzăn. Hebrew words usually use non-mutated forms.
 * ''dășģă'' 'water' < ''ănd ișģă''
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 * ''tch(y)ănă'' 'tkhine, a form of non-liturgical prayer' < ''ăn tchină''
-Proto-Ăn Yidiș unstressed אָ becomes /u/, e.g. קאַבוֹל ''gavul'' 'to receive' (Căyzon קאַבאל ''gavăl''), מתּנה ''mátunu'' 'gift' (Căyzon ''mátănă'')
+Proto-Ăn Yidiș unstressed אָ becomes /u/, e.g. קאַבוֹל ''gavul'' 'to receive' (Căyzăn קאַבאל ''gavăl''), מתּנה ''mátunu'' 'gift' (Căyzăn ''mátănă'')
 ==== Baltic Ăn Yidiș ====
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 A (historically non-Hasidic) Haredi dialect spoken in the Baltic. Kinda Our-Yiddish gibby
 */ə/-/o/ merger
-* Căyzon /əm ən əl ər/ correspond to syllabic /m l n r/; the singular definite article is always pronounced /n/
+* Căyzăn /əm ən əl ər/ correspond to syllabic /m l n r/; the singular definite article is always pronounced /n/
 */e o eə oə/ are [E O e o]
 *''d z ģ'' /t t͡s t͡ʃ/ may be [ð z ʒ] after a vowel: