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RE: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin

From: "Kevin Riley" <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:13:02 +1000

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>From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
>[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Karl Randolph
>
>Fernando:
>
>When I studied Hebrew in college, I was told that Yemenite Jews
>pronounced waw as an English w. Pronouncing it as an English
>v comes from German (Yiddisch) which doesnt have that sound.
>
>As for the Ayin, I was not given such clear information.
>
>Karl W. Randolph.
>
>From memory, all Oriental Jews pronounce 'Ayin as in Arabic. Thinking about
it, almost all are from areas where Semitic languages are used, and now I am
curious about the central Asian Jews - anyone know?

Kevin Riley

[b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, frater three, 08/11/2004
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Karl Randolph, 08/12/2004
  - RE: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Kevin Riley, 08/12/2004
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Peter Kirk, 08/12/2004
- Fw: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Yigal Levin, 08/12/2004
  - Re: Fw: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Peter Kirk, 08/12/2004
    - Re: Fw: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Yigal Levin, 08/12/2004
    - Re: Fw: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin, Uri Hurwitz, 08/12/2004