Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Alis in Yiddishland

From: Edward Cherlin <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 01:54:38 -0700

At 02:12 PM 7/1/2001, John Cowan wrote:
>A.W.T. scripsit:
...
> > > > A yum-tubb gruys! Khalayn, khaluys,
> > >
> > > Yom-tov, because it's of Hebrew origin, or at least the
> > > two parts are.
> >
> > Where can I get the YIVO-rules?
>
>The official list is at http://www.yivoinstitute.org/yiddish/alefbeys.htm ,
>but does not explain the rules for transliterating Hebrew words.
>Printed Yiddish books usually give Hebrew words as if the text was
>Hebrew, even when it is clear from context that they are meant to be
>pronounced Yiddish-style.

So that yom-tov can mutate as far as yontif, and torah (tav-vav-resh-hey) 
is read toyre.

>--
>John Cowan [email-masked]
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> --Douglas Hofstadter

Edward Cherlin
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