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The following describes the (somewhat artificial) standard, often called אן כּאיזאן ''ăn Căyzăn'' [əŋ 'kʰəjtsən~əŋ 'kʰəjdzən] 'the standard', originally codified by the Ăn Yidiș Research Institute (אנט אינסטיתּוֹט ףיסיףטאך תּאק׳ אן יידיש ''ănd Insditud Fisifdăch tăģ ăn Yidiș''; abbreviated to איףאַי/IFAY /i'faj/). | The following describes the (somewhat artificial) standard, often called אן כּאיזאן ''ăn Căyzăn'' [əŋ 'kʰəjtsən~əŋ 'kʰəjdzən] 'the standard', originally codified by the Ăn Yidiș Research Institute (אנט אינסטיתּוֹט ףיסיףטאך תּאק׳ אן יידיש ''ănd Insditud Fisifdăch tăģ ăn Yidiș''; abbreviated to איףאַי/IFAY /i'faj/). | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
The consonantal phonology of Ăn Yidiș is fairly conservative and has the same number of consonants in most dialects (except for some dialects like Ballmer Ăn Yidiș which merges ''l'' and ''ł'' into dark L and ''ŗ'' into ''y''). Some differences from Irish and Scottish Gaelic are: | The consonantal phonology of Ăn Yidiș is fairly conservative and has the same number of consonants in most dialects (except for some dialects like Ballmer Ăn Yidiș which merges ''l'' and ''ł'' into dark L and merges ''ŗ'' with ''y'' into something like Spanish ''y''). Some differences from Irish and Scottish Gaelic are: | ||
* depalatalization of slender labials | * depalatalization of slender labials | ||
* some Slavic-like and Polish-like sound changes, like slender c > č, etc. | * some Slavic-like and Polish-like sound changes, like slender c > č, etc. | ||
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*''ț z c̦ ģ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. | *''ț z c̦ ģ l ŗ'' arise from Old Irish slender t d c g l r. ''ł'' arises from Old Irish non-slender l. | ||
* /n/ assimilates to [ŋ] before /k kʰ/. | * /n/ assimilates to [ŋ] before /k kʰ/. | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
Vowels in all Ăn Yidiș dialects have been subject to major vowel shifts and diphthongizations (which were complete by proto-Ăn Yidiș times). Most dialects also lost vowel length. | Vowels in all Ăn Yidiș dialects have been subject to major vowel shifts and diphthongizations (which were complete by proto-Ăn Yidiș times). Most dialects also lost vowel length. | ||