I've recently discovered some similarities with the Yiddish language and my southwestern dialect, for example the 'le' at the end of a word means 'little'... It's unusual in the rest of Germany, but we say that .
Are there any modern Yiddish songs with less violin and accordion?
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Just found this - Original is in German, this is a translation.
The second assumption, where Yiddish comes from, points to the Alemannic language area. "The structure of Yiddish suggests an origin in Upper Germany," says Marion Aptroot, Professor of Yiddish Language and Culture at the University of Düsseldorf, "there are hardly any sources from before 1350." Upper German dialects do not form the diminutive form in “-chen” but in “-le” – which is also not far from the Swiss “-li”. So “Städtle” means “shtetl” in Yiddish. Likewise, Bavarian, Swabian and Swiss German have no past tense. We don't know the past, it is formed in the perfect tense: “Ich bin gegangen” or “Ich habe gemacht” – it's the same in Yiddish.
She has forgotten the Baden dialect - I'm neither Swabian nor Bavarian, but still Alemanne. I would be glad if someone had a recommendation for some nice Yiddish songs.
Are there any modern Yiddish songs with less violin and accordion?
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Just found this - Original is in German, this is a translation.
The second assumption, where Yiddish comes from, points to the Alemannic language area. "The structure of Yiddish suggests an origin in Upper Germany," says Marion Aptroot, Professor of Yiddish Language and Culture at the University of Düsseldorf, "there are hardly any sources from before 1350." Upper German dialects do not form the diminutive form in “-chen” but in “-le” – which is also not far from the Swiss “-li”. So “Städtle” means “shtetl” in Yiddish. Likewise, Bavarian, Swabian and Swiss German have no past tense. We don't know the past, it is formed in the perfect tense: “Ich bin gegangen” or “Ich habe gemacht” – it's the same in Yiddish.
She has forgotten the Baden dialect - I'm neither Swabian nor Bavarian, but still Alemanne. I would be glad if someone had a recommendation for some nice Yiddish songs.
