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Ăn Yidiș dialects differ in accent, grammar and vocabulary. One major grammatical difference by dialect is in case marking: | Ăn Yidiș dialects differ in accent, grammar and vocabulary. One major grammatical difference by dialect is in case marking: | ||
* in some dialects such as the Southeastern (Bohemian) Ăn Yidiș, the genitive inherited from Old Irish marks ''definite'' direct objects (like in Scottish Gaelic) | * in some dialects such as the Southeastern (Bohemian) Ăn Yidiș, the genitive inherited from Old Irish marks ''definite'' direct objects (like in Scottish Gaelic) | ||
* in the Italian dialect the genitive marks ''animate'' direct objects (cf. Slavic) | * in the Italian dialect the genitive marks ''animate'' direct objects (cf. Slavic animate masculine vs inanimate masculine nouns) | ||
* Northern Ăn Yidiș has had no case, gender or animacy since the late 18th century at the latest | * Northern Ăn Yidiș has had no case, gender or animacy since the late 18th century at the latest | ||