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There are also many diphthongs, as in Welsh: '''eu''', '''ei''', '''au''', '''ai''', '''oi''', '''ui''', and the palatalized '''iu''', '''ie''', '''ia'''.
There are also many diphthongs, as in Welsh: '''eu''', '''ei''', '''au''', '''ai''', '''oi''', '''ui''', and the palatalized '''iu''', '''ie''', '''ia'''.
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=== Orthography ===
=== Orthography ===
Weddish is written with the letters of Hebrew abjad and the "points" (Hebrew niqqud).  Romanization is unheard of, apart from our linguistics literature.
Weddish is written with the letters of Hebrew abjad and the "points" (Hebrew niqqud).  Romanization is unheard of, apart from our linguistics literature.


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{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; float:left"
|+ '''Consonants of Weddish'''
! colspan="9"|Consonant graphemes
|-
! colspan="2"|
! Labial
! Dental
! Alveolar
! Post.
! Velar
! Uvular
! Glottal
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! rowspan="2" |Nasals
! voiced
| מ '''m'''
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| נ '''n'''
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| ע '''ŋ'''
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! unvoiced
| מה '''mh'''
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| נה '''nh'''
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| עה '''ŋh'''
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! rowspan="2" | Obstruent
! voiced
| בּ '''b'''
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| דּ '''d'''
| ג '''j'''
| גּ '''g'''
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! unvoiced
| פּ '''p'''
| צ '''x'''
| ט '''t'''
| כ '''k'''
| ק '''q'''
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| א '''`'''
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! rowspan="2" | Fricative
! voiced
| ב '''v'''
| ד '''ð'''
| ז '''z'''
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|-
! unvoiced
| פ '''f'''
| ת '''þ'''
| ס '''s'''
| סי '''sy'''
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| ח '''c'''
| ה '''h'''
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! rowspan="2" | Trills
! voiced
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| ר '''r'''
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! unvoiced
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| רה '''rh'''
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! rowspan="2" | Approximant
! voiced
| ו '''w'''
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| ל '''l'''
| י '''y'''
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! unvoiced
| הו '''wh'''
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| ש '''ł'''
| יה '''yh'''
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|}
 
Vowels are written (when they are written at all) above or below the consonantal letters as little dots.  The stress-pattern of the word typically indicates whether a given syllable should be "long" or "short", except in the case of high-vowels and the center vowel.
 
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="float:right;"
|+ vowel gramemes
! !! Forced Long !! Normal !! Forced Short
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! A || אַא '''a`'''
| אַ '''a'''
| אֲ '''ǎ'''
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! E || אֶה '''eh'''
| אֵ '''e'''
| אֶ '''ě'''
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! I || אִי '''iy'''
| ø
| אִ '''i'''
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! O || אֹו '''ow'''
| אָ '''o'''
| אֳ '''ǒ'''
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! U || וּ '''u'''
| ø
| אֻ '''ǔ'''
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! Ə || אֱ '''ɨ'''
| אְ '''ǝ'''
| ø
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The diphthongs are generally written as expected, except '''wy''' (ui) and '''yw''' (iu), which are never written with vowel-points, under any orthography.
 
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=== Phonotactics ===
=== Phonotactics ===
==== Initials ====
; With S : ,סק, סמ, סנ and סל.  Older versions of the language forbid '''st-''', but it is now permissible.  The same could be said of ספּר, סטר, סקר, ספּל, and סקל.
; With C : חל, חר, and חו.  New words no longer for sl- to change to cl-.
; With Þ/X : In a few Semitic words, תנ and צנ begin the syllable.
The bulk of onset consonant clusters are subject to mutation.  There are many doubles on this table, but it is important to note the lexical form of a word,
and follow the correct mutation path:
{| {{Table/bluetable}}
|+ mutatable onset clusters
| first || second
! Form !! Soft !! Nasal !! Aspirate
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| rowspan="2" | p || l
! pl- !! bl- !! mhl- !! fl-
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| r
! pr- !! br- !! mhr- !! fr-
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| rowspan="2" | t || r
! tr- !! dr- !! nhr- !! þr-
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| w
! tw- !! dw- !! nhe- !! bw-
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| rowspan="3" | q || r
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Mutation
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== Morphology ==
== Morphology ==
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