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

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Kevin Riley <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>
Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:51:44 +0100

On 12/08/2004 08:13, Kevin Riley wrote:

...

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?

The Mountain Jews of the Caucasus have separate letters in their alphabet representing ayin and het, showing that they retain distinct pronunciations although I am not sure what they are.

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Peter Kirk
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[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