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Note that original Latin long ''a'' only merged with ''o'' later, and never underwent vowel breaking. | Note that original Latin long ''a'' only merged with ''o'' later, and never underwent vowel breaking. | ||
====Metaphony==== | |||
Metaphony occurs in a very limited environment, that is, as the result of original non-syllabic {{IPA|/i/}} in the {{IPA|[pja bja mja]}} sequences. The {{IPA|/i/}} disappears, raising a preceding {{IPA|[a ɛ ɔ]}} to {{IPA|[ɛ i u]}} respectively. It is most commonly encountered in subjunctive verb forms: | |||
* <small>CAMBIAM</small> → *cʲambjã > ''cemba'' "I change (subj.)" | |||
* <small>RAPIAM</small> → *rapjã > ''repa'' "I steal (subj.)" | |||
* <small>DORMIAM</small> → *dormjã > ''durma'' "I sleep (subj.)" | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||