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In the Weddish Romanization scheme, <tt>/ʃ/</tt> is written '''š''', <tt>/ʒ/</tt> is written '''ž''', <tt>/j/</tt> is written '''y''', <tt>/ts/</tt> is written '''c''', <tt>/tʃ/</tt> is written '''č''', <tt>/dʒ/</tt> is written '''dž''', and <tt>/ʁ/</tt> is written '''r'''.
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'''Ayen''' is always romanized '''e''', but signifies the schwa in unaccented syllables.
 
There are five diphthongs, all of which are derived from off-glides.
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There are several issues in the pronunciation of individual sounds.  The rhotic of Weddish is either alveolar or uvular and may be anything from a flap, to a trill, to an actual approximant.  No R-colors vowels are permitted.  Words that begin with a vowel are separated from a prior open syllable by a glottal stop.  The velar nasal only occurs when an "n" is assimilated in place of articular before or after an "x", "k", or "g".  '''ng''' is pronounced <tt>/ŋg/</tt>, not just <tt>/ŋ/</tt>.  '''L''' is typically dark (aka "velarized") except before '''i'''.  '''Ayen''' is always romanized '''e''', but signifies the schwa in unaccented syllables.
=== Orthography ===
=== Orthography ===
In the Weddish Romanization scheme, <tt>/ʃ/</tt> is written '''š''', <tt>/ʒ/</tt> is written '''ž''', <tt>/j/</tt> is written '''y''', <tt>/ts/</tt> is written '''c''', <tt>/tʃ/</tt> is written '''č''', <tt>/dʒ/</tt> is written '''dž''', and <tt>/ʁ/</tt> is written '''r'''.
As in Hebrew, five letters have "final" forms, when they occur at the end of a word.  These forms do not affect pronunciation at all.   
As in Hebrew, five letters have "final" forms, when they occur at the end of a word.  These forms do not affect pronunciation at all.   
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Alphabetical order is '''alef''', '''alef pasex''', '''alef komac''', '''beys''', ('''veys''',) '''giml''', '''dalet''', '''dalet zayen''', '''dalet zayen šin''', '''hey''', '''vov''', '''gvovayin''', '''šurek''', '''zayen''', '''zayen šin''', ('''xes''',) '''tes''', '''tes šin''', '''yud''', '''yud xirik''', '''gyudayin''', '''gyudayin pasex''', '''vov yud''', '''xof''', ('''xof dageš''',) '''lamed''', '''mem''', '''nun''', '''samex''', '''ayen''', '''pey''', '''fey''', '''cadek''', '''kuf''', '''reyš''', ('''sin''',)  '''šin''' (, '''tav''', '''sav''').
Alphabetical order is '''alef''', '''alef pasex''', '''alef komac''', '''beys''', ('''veys''',) '''giml''', '''dalet''', '''dalet zayen''', '''dalet zayen šin''', '''hey''', '''vov''', '''gvovayin''', '''šurek''', '''zayen''', '''zayen šin''', ('''xes''',) '''tes''', '''tes šin''', '''yud''', '''yud xirik''', '''gyudayin''', '''gyudayin pasex''', '''vov yud''', '''xof''', ('''xof dageš''',) '''lamed''', '''mem''', '''nun''', '''samex''', '''ayen''', '''pey''', '''fey''', '''cadek''', '''kuf''', '''reyš''', ('''sin''',)  '''šin''' (, '''tav''', '''sav''').


When necessary to avoid confusion, <tt>/u/</tt> can be precisely specified with a '''וּ''', called a '''šurek'''.  <tt>/i/</tt> can be invoked as '''יִ''', that is a '''hud xirek'''. 
==== Others ====
==== Others ====
Yiddish has many loanwords from Hebrew and Aramaic which are written using the Hebrew abjad in the Semitic way.  Weddish, however, writes these words out according to its own orthographic conventions.  However, in traditional setting it is sometimes necessary to use the ancient letters.
Yiddish has many loanwords from Hebrew and Aramaic which are written using the Hebrew abjad in the Semitic way.  Weddish, however, writes these words out according to its own orthographic conventions.  However, in traditional setting it is sometimes necessary to use the ancient letters.
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There is also a highly ornate style of writing Weddish, called '''xtiv qoydeš'' (holy writing, abbr. x"q) which featuring Hebrew roots spelling according to the ancient tradition and vowels written as diacritical marks ("points") around the consonants.  In this style, '''v''' is usually written as '''ו''' and '''y''' as '''י'''.  The other vowels are as follows, with the '''א''' written only for necessity's sake:
There is also a highly ornate style of writing Weddish, called '''xtiv qoydeš''' (holy writing, abbr. x"q) which featuring Hebrew roots spelling according to the ancient tradition and vowels written as diacritical marks ("points") around the consonants.  In this style, '''v''' is usually written as '''ו''' and '''y''' as '''י'''.  The other vowels are as follows, with the '''א''' written only for necessity's sake:
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! Standard
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== Phonotactics ==
== Phonotactics ==
Weddish phonotactics are inherited from Yiddish, which is among the more permissive in the world.  Which they do not rise to the level of Georgian or Salish, they are nevertheless daunting for new learners.
Weddish phonotactics are inherited from Yiddish, which is among the more permissive in the world.  Which they do not rise to the level of Georgian or Salish, they are nevertheless daunting for new learners.
=== Onsets ===
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg  mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:560px;"
! colspan="25" | Onset Consonant Clusters
|-
|
! b || g || d || dz || dž || h || v || z || ž || t || č || y || x || l || m || n || s || p || f || c || k || r || š
|-
! b
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''by''' || || '''bl''' || || || || || || || || '''br''' ||
|-
! g
|| || || || || || || '''gv''' || || || || || '''gy''' || || '''gl''' || || || || || || || || '''gr''' ||
|-
! d
|| || || || || || || '''dv''' || '''dz''' || || || || '''dy''' || || '''dl''' || || '''dn''' || || || || || || '''dr''' ||
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! dz
|| || || || || || || '''dzv''' || || || || || '''dzy''' || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! dž
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''džy''' || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! h
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''hy''' || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! v
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''vy''' || || '''vl''' || || || || || || || || '''vr''' ||
|-
! z
| '''zb''' || '''zg''' || || || || || '''zv''' || || || || || '''zy''' || || '''zl''' || '''zm''' || '''zn''' || || || || || || '''zr''' ||
|-
! ž
| '''žb''' || '''žg''' || || || || || '''žv''' || || || || || '''žy''' || || '''žl''' || '''žm''' || || || || || || ||  ||
|-
! t
| || || || || || || '''tv''' || || || || || '''ty''' || || '''tl''' || '''tm''' || '''tn''' || '''c''' || || || || '''tk''' || '''tr''' || '''č'''
|-
! č
| || || || || || || '''čv''' || || || || || '''čy''' || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! y
| || || || || || || || || || || ||  || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
! x
| || || || || || || '''xv''' || || || || || '''xy''' || || '''xl''' || '''xm''' || '''xn''' || || || || '''xc''' || '''xk''' || '''xr''' ||
|-
! l
| || || || || || || || || || || ||  || || || || || || || || || || ||
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! m
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''my''' || || '''ml''' || || || || || || || || '''mr''' ||
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! n
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''ny''' || || || || || || || || || || ||
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! s
| || || '''sd''' || || || || '''sv''' || || || '''st''' || '''sč''' || '''sy''' || '''sx''' || '''sl''' || '''sm''' || '''sn''' || || '''sp''' || '''sf''' || || '''sk''' || '''sr''' ||
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! p
| || || || || || || '''pv''' || || || '''pt''' || || '''py''' || '''px''' || '''pl''' || || || '''ps''' || || '''pf''' || || '''pk''' || '''pr''' ||
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! f
| || || || || || || || || || || || '''fy''' || || '''fl''' || || || || || || || || '''fr''' ||
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! c
| || || || || || || '''cv''' || || || || || '''cy''' || || '''cl''' || || '''cn''' || || || || || || '''cr''' ||
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! k
| || || || || || || '''kv''' || || || || || '''ky''' || || '''kl''' || || || || || || || || '''kr''' ||
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! r
| || || || || || || || || || || ||  || || || || || || || || || || ||
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! š
| || || || || || || '''šv''' || || || '''št''' || '''šč''' || '''šy''' || '''šx''' || '''šl''' || '''šm''' || '''šn''' || || '''šp''' || '''šf''' || || '''šk''' || '''šr''' ||
|}
There are three-consonant clusters allowed that begin with '''s''' or '''š''' plus a voiceless stop plus a liquid: '''spl''', '''spr''', '''str''', '''skr''', '''skl''', '''špl''', '''špr''', '''štr''', '''škl''', and '''škr''' but not '''stl''' or '''štl'''.


=== Codas ===
Final '''t''''s and '''c''''s devoice any other code consonants.  In writing, it may look like there are therefore combinations not possible on the chart below, but they are pronounced devoiced.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg  mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:560px;"
! colspan="25" | Coda Consonant Clusters
|-
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! b || g || d || dz || dž || h || v || z || ž || t || č || y || x || l || m || n || s || p || f || c || k || r || š
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! b
| || || '''bd''' || '''bdz''' || || || || '''bz''' || '''bž''' || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! g
| || || '''gd''' || '''gdz''' || || || || '''gz''' || '''gž''' || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! d
| || || || || || || || '''dz''' || '''dž''' || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! dz
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! dž
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! h
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! v
| || || || || || || || '''vz''' || '''vž''' || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! z
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! ž
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! t
| || || || || || || || || || || || || '''tx''' || ||  ||  || '''c''' || || || || || || '''č'''
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! č
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! y
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||  ||
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! x
| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''xs''' || || || || || || '''xš'''
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! l
| '''lb''' || '''lg''' || '''ld''' || '''ldz''' || '''ldž''' || || '''lv''' || '''lz''' || '''lž''' || '''lt''' || '''lč''' ||  || '''lx''' || || '''lm''' || '''ln''' || '''ls''' || '''lp''' || '''lf''' || '''lc''' || '''lk''' || || '''lš'''
|-
! m
| '''mb''' || || '''md''' || '''mdz''' || '''mdž''' || || || ='''mdz''' || ='''mdž''' || || || || || || || || ='''mps''' || '''mp''' || ='''mpf''' || || || || ='''mpš'''
|-
! n
| || '''ng''' || '''nd''' || '''ndz''' || '''ndž''' || || || ='''ndz''' || ='''ndž''' || '''nt''' || '''nč''' || || ='''nkx''' || || || || ='''nc''' || || || '''nc''' || '''nk''' || || ='''nč'''
|-
! s
|  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''st''' || '''sč''' ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''sp''' ||  || '''sc''' || '''sk''' || ||
|-
! p
| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  || '''pt''' || '''pč''' ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''ps''' ||  || '''pf''' || '''pc''' || || || '''pš'''
|-
! f
| ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  ||  || '''ft''' || '''fč''' ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || '''fs''' || '''fp''' ||  || '''fc''' || || '''fk''' || '''fš'''
|-
! c
|-
! k
|-
! r
|-
! š
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There are also ''liquids plus stop plus homorganic, alveolar fricative''.
== Suprasegmentals ==
== Suprasegmentals ==
Stress is predicable, if one knows the root of a word.  The first syllable of the root receives primary stress, with secondary stresses proceeding out like ripples on a pond to every other syllable, forwards and backwards.   
Stress is predicable, if one knows the root of a word.  The first syllable of the root receives primary stress, with secondary stresses proceeding out like ripples on a pond to every other syllable, forwards and backwards.    The default rhythm of Weddish is ''trochaic'': '''stressed'''-unstressed.  Neither vowel length nor stress is phonemic. Long vowels indicate stress. If the word is long, one of the first three syllables must have primary stress.  Prefixes and suffixes all have an underlying vowel which is expressed or repressed in order to maintain the rhythm pattern.  Two syllables with reduced vowels may not follow each other.  Polar and interrogative questions are both marked by a rising tone at the end of the utterance.


== Syntax ==
== Syntax ==
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The V2 Principle is carried throughout Weddish, to the point where it might be labeled a "head second" language.  This is not a recognized typology, since languages are either head-initial, head-final, or mixed.
The V2 Principle is carried throughout Weddish, to the point where it might be labeled a "head second" language.  This is not a recognized typology, since languages are either head-initial, head-final, or mixed.
=== Number ===
=== Number ===
English, Hebrew, Yiddish and many other languages have two numbers: singular and plural.  Weddish (like Arabic) has three: singular, dual, and plural.  Obviously, the dual is for two of something, and the plural therefore means three or more.  However, in regards to persons, the dual is used on married people, even if only one of them is being spoken about.  Exceptions can be made in every case except the ergative, which is reserved for the spouses to use on each other.  
English, Hebrew, Yiddish and many other languages have two numbers: singular and plural.  Weddish (like Arabic) has three: singular, dual, and plural.  Obviously, the dual is for two of something, and the plural therefore means three or more.  However, in regards to persons, the dual is used on married people, even if only one of them is being spoken about.  Exceptions can be made in every case except the ergative, which is reserved for the spouses to use on each other. This distinction does not apply in the third person for people not present.
 
Weddish also distinguishes whether actions were done as individuals or all as a group.  It also possible to add "associates" of a noun to it. 
=== Copula ===
=== Copula ===
The verb "to be", "to become", and "to have" are all copulas in Weddish.  That means they all use only the absolutive case, never the ergative.  However, "to be" and "to have" are more like "to equal" and "to exist".  "I have shoes" is literally "Shoes exist to me".  This can be easier for Far East Asians to learn than Westerners.   
The verb "to be", "to become", and "to have" are all copulas in Weddish.  That means they all use only the absolutive case, never the ergative.  However, "to be" and "to have" are more like "to equal" and "to exist".  "I have shoes" is literally "Shoes exist to me".  This can be easier for Far East Asians to learn than Westerners.   
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| '''{{C|li}}'''
| '''{{C|lawn}}'''
| '''{{C|lawn}}'''
| '''l(e)-'''
| '''l-'''
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! Abl.
! Abl.
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| '''{{C|bi}}'''
| '''{{C|bi}}'''
| '''{{C|bawm}}'''
| '''{{C|bawm}}'''
| '''b(e)-'''
| '''b-'''
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|-
! Part.
! Part.
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| '''{{C|mi}}'''
| '''{{C|mi}}'''
| '''{{C|mawm}}'''
| '''{{C|mawm}}'''
| '''m(i)/min'''
| '''m(i)/{{C|min}}'''
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|-
! Eq.
! Eq.
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| '''{{C|ki}}'''
| '''{{C|ki}}'''
| '''{{C|kawm}}'''
| '''{{C|kawm}}'''
| '''k(e)-'''
| '''k)-'''
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=== Pronouns ===
=== Pronouns ===
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! <small>dl</small>
! <small>dl</small>
| '''nanxu'''
| '''{{C|nanxu}}'''
| '''gu'''
| '''{{C|gu}}'''
| '''gir'''
| '''{{C|gir}}'''
| '''bug'''
| '''{{C|bug}}'''
| '''ming'''
| '''{{C|ming}}'''
| '''kowg'''
| '''{{C|kowg}}'''
|-
|-
! <small>pl</small>
! <small>pl</small>
| ''' 'undz'''
| '''{{C|undz}}'''
| ''' mir'''
| '''{{C|mir}}'''
| ''' 'undz'''
| '''{{C|undz}}'''
| ''' bu'''
| '''{{C|bu}}'''
| '''minu'''
| '''{{C|minu}}'''
| '''ku'''
| '''{{C|ku}}'''
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|-
! rowspan="3" | 2
! rowspan="3" | 2
! <small>sg</small>
! <small>sg</small>
| '''du'''
| '''{{C|du}}'''
| '''dix'''
| '''{{C|dix}}'''
| '''dir'''
| '''{{C|dir}}'''
| '''bed'''
| '''{{C|bed}}'''
| '''mind'''
| '''{{C|mind}}'''
| '''ked'''
| '''{{C|ked}}'''
|-
|-
! <small>dl</small>
! <small>dl</small>
| '''stu'''
| '''{{C|stu}}'''
| '''stuk'''
| '''{{C|stuk}}'''
| '''stire'''
| '''{{C|stire}}'''
| '''bist'''
| '''{{C|bist}}'''
| '''minst'''
| '''{{C|minst}}'''
| '''kist'''
| '''{{C|kist}}'''
|-
|-
! <small>pl</small>
! <small>pl</small>
| ''' 'ir'''
| '''{{C|ir}}'''
| ''' 'ayx'''
| '''{{C|ayx}}'''
| ''' 'ayx'''
| '''{{C|ayx}}'''
| ''' bikm'''
| '''{{C|bikm}}'''
| '''mint'''
| '''{{C|mint}}'''
| '''kat'''
| '''{{C|kat}}'''
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|-
! rowspan="4" | 3
! rowspan="4" | 3
! <small>m.sg</small>
! <small>m.sg</small>
| ''' 'er '''
| '''{{C|er}}'''
| ''' 'im '''
| '''{{C|'im}}'''
| ''' 'inen'''
| '''{{C|inen}}'''
| ''' bo '''
| '''{{C|bo}}'''
| ''' mino'''
| '''{{C|mino}}'''
| '''ko '''
| '''{{C|ko}}'''
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! <small>f.sg</small>
! <small>f.sg</small>
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==== Interrogative ====
==== Interrogative ====
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! Erg. || Abs. || Gen. || Dat. || Abl. || Part. || Eq.
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! Persons.
| {{C|mi}} || {{C|ver}} || {{C|vermenc}} || {{C|vermen}} || {{C|bimi}} || {{C|mimi}} || {{C|komi}}
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! Impers.
| {{C|ma}} || {{C|vos}} || {{C|fun vos}} || {{C|vu}} || {{C|vi}} || {{C|vat}} || {{C|ven}}
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==== Affixes ====
==== Affixes ====
=== Verbs ===
=== Verbs ===
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