Editing Yiddish (section)

=== Comparison with Hebrew ===
The pronunciation of vowels in Yiddish words of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin is similar to [[Ashkenazi Hebrew]] but not identical. The most prominent difference is ''[[kamatz]] gadol'' in closed syllables being pronounced same as ''[[patah]]'' in Yiddish but the same as any other ''kamatz'' in Ashkenazi Hebrew. Also, Hebrew features no reduction of unstressed vowels and so the given name [[Jochebed]] {{lang|yi|יוֹכֶבֶֿד}} would be {{IPA|/jɔɪˈχɛvɛd/}} in Ashkenazi Hebrew but {{IPA|/ˈjɔχvɜd/}} in Standard Yiddish.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |M. Weinreich's
[[diaphoneme]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Tiberian vocalization]]
! colspan="3" |Pronunciation
!Examples
|-
!Western Yiddish
!Northeastern ("Litvish")
!Central ("Poylish")
!Standard Yiddish
|-
|A<sub>1</sub>
|''patah'' and ''kamatz gadol'' in closed syllable
|{{IPA|/a/}}
|{{IPA|/a/}}
|{{IPA|/a/}}
|{{lang|yi|אַלְמָן, כְּתָבֿ}} {{IPA|/ˈalmɜn, ksav/}}
|-
|A<sub>2</sub>
|''kamatz gadol'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/oː/}}
|{{IPA|/ɔ/}}
|{{IPA|/uː/}}
|{{lang|yi|פָּנִים‎}} {{IPA|/ˈpɔnɜm/}}
|-
|E<sub>1</sub>
|''[[tzere]]'' and ''[[segol]]'' in closed syllable; ''hataf segol''
|{{IPA|/ɛ/}}
| rowspan="2" |{{IPA|/ɛ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɛ/}}
|{{lang|yi|גֵּט, חֶבְֿרָה, אֱמֶת‎}} {{IPA|/gɛt, ˈχɛvrɜ, ˈɛmɜs/}}
|-
|E<sub>5</sub>
|''segol'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/eː/}}
|{{IPA|/eː~eɪ/}}
|{{lang|yi|גֶּפֶֿן}} {{IPA|/ˈgɛfɜn/}}
|-
|E<sub>2/3</sub>
|''tzere'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/ɛɪ/}}
|{{IPA|/eɪ/}}
|{{IPA|/aɪ/}}
|{{lang|yi|סֵדֶר‎}} {{IPA|/ˈsɛɪdɜr/}}
|-
|I<sub>1</sub>
|''[[hiriq]]'' in closed syllable
|{{IPA|/ɪ/}}
| rowspan="2" |{{IPA|/ɪ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɪ/}}
|{{lang|yi|דִּבּוּק}} {{IPA|/ˈdɪbɜk/}}
|-
|I<sub>2/3</sub>
|''hiriq'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/iː/}}
|{{IPA|/iː/}}
|{{lang|yi|מְדִינָה}} {{IPA|/mɜˈdɪnɜ/}}
|-
|O<sub>1</sub>
|''holam'' and ''kamatz katan'' in closed syllable
|{{IPA|/ɔ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɔ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɔ/}}
|{{lang|yi|חָכְמָה, עוֹף‎}} {{IPA|/ˈχɔχmɜ, ɔf/}}
|-
|O<sub>2/3</sub>
|''holam'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/ɔu/}}
|{{IPA|/eɪ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɔɪ/}}
|{{lang|yi|סוֹחֵר}} {{IPA|/ˈsɔɪχɜr/}}
|-
|U<sub>1</sub>
|''[[kubutz and shuruk]]'' in closed syllable
|{{IPA|/ʊ/}}
| rowspan="2" |{{IPA|/ʊ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɪ/}}
|{{lang|yi|מוּם}} {{IPA|/mʊm/}}
|-
|U<sub>2/3</sub>
|''kubutz and shuruk'' in open syllable
|{{IPA|/uː/}}
|{{IPA|/iː/}}
|{{lang|yi|שׁוּרָה}} {{IPA|/ˈʃʊrɜ/}}
|}
''[[Patah]]'' in open syllable, as well as ''hataf patah'', are unpredictably split between A<sub>1</sub> and A<sub>2</sub>: {{lang|yi|קַדַּחַת, נַחַת}} {{IPA|/kaˈdɔχɜs, ˈnaχɜs/}}; {{lang|yi|חֲלוֹם, חֲתֻנָּה}} {{IPA|/ˈχɔlɜm, ˈχasɜnɜ/}}.