Verse:Tdūrzů/Hebrew: Difference between revisions
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==Revived Hebrew== | ==Revived Hebrew== | ||
Hebrew in Lõis was revived by English-speaking Jews, but it's mostly a hobbyist thing in small communities. Most speakers today use a loosely Togarmite accent: | Hebrew in Lõis was revived by English-speaking Jews, but it's mostly a hobbyist thing in small communities. Most speakers today use a loosely Togarmite accent: | ||
* beth, kaf, pe, tav without dagesh are | * beth, kaf, pe, tav without dagesh are [v, x, f, θ]. | ||
* vav is [v], unlike in English Hebrew. | |||
* Shva is dropped using similar rules to Israeli Hebrew. | * Shva is dropped using similar rules to Israeli Hebrew. | ||
* Tsere /ɛɪ/ is reduced to [ɛ] in unstressed syllables, merging with segol /ɛ/, and cholam /əʏ/ is reduced to [œ] in unstressed syllables. | * Tsere /ɛɪ/ is reduced to [ɛ] in unstressed syllables, merging with segol /ɛ/, and cholam /əʏ/ is reduced to [œ] in unstressed syllables. | ||