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 An extremely common phonetic process involves /j/, /w/ or /ɥ/ flanked on both sides by /a/ or /ə/. The second vowel is deleted, and the semivowel assimilates with the preceding vowel to form a diphthong. /ajə/ and /aja/ become [ai], /awə/ and /awa/ become [au], /aɥə/ and /aɥa/ become [aʉ]. Likewise /əjə/ and /əja/ become [əi], /əwə/ and /əwa/ become [əu], /əɥə/ and /əɥa/ become [əʉ]. An example of this is in the name of the language, /ˈséʕk'''ə̀jə̀'''nə̀jə̀/, which is pronounced as [ˈséɠː'''ə̀i'''ɲːì].
-This differs from the previous processes in two ways. Firstly because it can delete not only schwa, but also /a/. Secondly because it can delete stressed vowels (although not the vowel immediately after the stressed syllable). For example /kə́ˈwáʔnə̀/ [ˈkə́un̰ːə̀] - to depart (atelic). If a stressed vowel is deleted in this way, the resulting diphthong bears stress.
+This differs from the previous processes in two ways. Firstly because it can delete not only schwa, but also /a/. Secondly because it can delete stressed vowels (although not the vowel immediately after the stressed syllable). For example /ʔáɫáˈwə̰̀nə̀/ [ʔɑ́ˈɫɑ̀ṵnə̀] - "alone" (restrictive). If a stressed vowel is deleted in this way, the resulting diphthong bears stress (as in the previous example).
 ====Conflicting Processes====