Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Biblical Pronunciation of Waw and Ayin
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:13:02 +1000
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>[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Karl Randolph
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>Fernando:
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>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.
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>As for the Ayin, I was not given such clear information.
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>Karl W. Randolph.
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>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?