Re: oyf(n) vs. af(n)

[Trudi Goodman <goobietheg...>]

  Tayere Lorele:
   I seem to remember from an Aaron Lansky course I took years ago, that 
there are about 6 main dialects and 12-14 subdialects in Yiddish. My rule is 
I will sing it according to what's written on the page.  If it's something 
that someone has taught me..I ask where they learned it and if they know a 
written form.
   Sometimes though it's your guess is as good as mine.  I remember having a 
conversation with a Canadian doctor in Yiddish and I said Ich for 
I...because that's how I've seen it on the page... his response...No it's 
Ish...I checked with friends...some said Ich some Ish....and as a good 
friend who speaks Yiddish, Dietmarish and German says...A bissel hier a 
bissel do. (rogh translation..neither here nor there)
Trudi the G


>From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: oyf(n) vs. af(n)
>Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2000 07:41:00 -0400
>
>Tayer khaverim,
>
>I have a question for the Yidish shprakhers among us as to the
>pronunciation of vav, yud, fey, which I am also asking on Mendele.  I
>generally see it written as oyf, but have been told that it is generally
>pronounced  af.  Nu, who says what in what dialect?  And then, what
>about vav, yud, fey, nun?  Is it oyfn or afn, as in oyfn pripetshik (or
>is it pripitshok?)  I know it is not this simple, but what does a
>"standard" Yiddish "du" speaker say as opposed to a "di" speaker?  Help
>me, please!  I need to know how to sing my lyrics properly.
>
>A hartsikn dank in foroys,
>Lorele
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