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* Ballmer Ăn Yidiș is tonal, having developed rising tone from lost ''gh'': 'beautiful' is ''bžeé'' /pZě~pjě/ (Standard Ăn Yidiș ''břo'', Proto-Ăn Yidiș ''břèğə'') | * Ballmer Ăn Yidiș is tonal, having developed rising tone from lost ''gh'': 'beautiful' is ''bžeé'' /pZě~pjě/ (Standard Ăn Yidiș ''břo'', Proto-Ăn Yidiș ''břèğə'') | ||
* It has a 5-vowel system like Yiddish, with the following vowel shifts: | * It has a 5-vowel system like Yiddish, with the following vowel shifts: | ||
** ă > o > u; oa > o; ea > e > ey > ay > aa | ** ă > o > u > ow; oa > o; ea > e > ey > ay > aa | ||
** u, ü > often i | ** u, ü > often i | ||
** /r/ is uvular | ** /r/ is uvular | ||