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What is the difference between the old transliteration and YIVOs?

April 26, 2017difference transliteration

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What is the difference between the old transliteration and YIVOs?

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YIVO distances itself from the German spelling. The difference is mainly in the vowels and in the use of kh instead of ch. The long I is spelled AY, and the long A is EY. The English word RICH is in Yiddish is spelled RAYKH and not REICH.