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* Ballmer Ăn Yidiș is tonal, having developed rising tone from lost ''gh'': 'beautiful' is ''břeé'' /pZě~pjě/ (Standard Ăn Yidiș ''břo'', Proto-Ăn Yidiș ''brèğə'') | * Ballmer Ăn Yidiș is tonal, having developed rising tone from lost ''gh'': 'beautiful' is ''břeé'' /pZě~pjě/ (Standard Ăn Yidiș ''břo'', Proto-Ăn Yidiș ''brèğə'') | ||
* 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 > | ** ă > o > u; oa > o; ea > e > ey > ay > aa | ||
** u, ü > often i | ** u, ü > often i | ||
** /r/ is uvular | ** /r/ is uvular | ||
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* 'm beybi 'the baby', nă beybiăchn 'the babies' | * 'm beybi 'the baby', nă beybiăchn 'the babies' | ||
* 'n Idăch 'the Jew', nă Idăchn 'the Jews' | * 'n Idăch 'the Jew', nă Idăchn 'the Jews' | ||
* ă | * ă roșin 'the rose', nă roșinăn 'the roses' | ||
* 'n ofis 'the office', nă hofisn 'the offices' | * 'n ofis 'the office', nă hofisn 'the offices' | ||
* 'n chufș 'break; free time', nă chufșn 'breaks' | * 'n chufș 'break; free time', nă chufșn 'breaks' | ||
The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''tu'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows. | The present tense auxiliary תּאָ is pronounced ''tu'' when stressed (when a subject pronoun follows or when used as "yes") and ''t' '' or ''tă'' when unstressed (when a noun follows. |
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