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Intervocalic lenition of stops also follows the Western Romance pattern: unvoiced stops become voiced and voiced stops become fricatives, with original /d/ becoming */ð/ > /w/ and original /ɡ/ becoming */ɣ/ > /w/ or */ɣ/ > /j/ according to nearby vowels: | Intervocalic lenition of stops also follows the Western Romance pattern: unvoiced stops become voiced and voiced stops become fricatives, with original /d/ becoming */ð/ > /w/ and original /ɡ/ becoming */ɣ/ > /w/ or */ɣ/ > /j/ according to nearby vowels: | ||
: <small>CAPERE</small> > *cabi > ''cab'' "to understand" | : <small>CAPERE</small> > *cabi > ''cab'' "to make an effort to understand" | ||
: <small>VĪTAM</small> > ''uaida'' "life" | : <small>VĪTAM</small> > ''uaida'' "life" | ||
: <small>CRVCEM</small> > *crugi > ''ecrug'' "cross" | : <small>CRVCEM</small> > *crugi > ''ecrug'' "cross" | ||