Yiddish script

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Hebrew_alphabet
gptkbp:directionA right-to-left
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature additional letters for Yiddish sounds
distinct punctuation
optional vowel pointing
gptkbp:hasConsonants yes
gptkbp:hasDiacritics yes
gptkbp:hasDistinctLetterForms ligatures
final forms for some letters
digraphs
trigraphs
initial forms for some letters
medial forms for some letters
special marks for aspiration
special marks for consonants
special marks for devoicing
special marks for diphthongs
special marks for glides
special marks for nasalization
special marks for palatalization
special marks for voicing
special marks for vowels
standard forms for most letters
gptkbp:hasDistinctLettersFor Yiddish phonemes
gptkbp:hasLetter 35+
gptkbp:hasSpecialCharacters komets alef
pasekh alef
pasekh tsvey yudn
tsvey vovn
tsvey yudn
vov yud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yiddish script
gptkbp:ISO15924 Hebr
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hebrew_script
Judeo-Spanish script
gptkbp:unicodeBlock gptkb:Hebrew
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Yiddish_language
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:usedInReligiousTexts yes
gptkbp:usedInSecularTexts yes
gptkbp:usedUntil 16th century
gptkbp:writingSystem right-to-left
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ALA-LC_Romanization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7