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Created page with ""When followed or preceded by a vowel **but not word-initially**, /i/ shortens and forms a diphthong with the adjacent vowel. Examples: sigie [ˈsid͡ʒi̯e], perstelitio [persteˈlit͡si̯o]" is at odds with "i in intervocalic position or word-initially represents the semivowel /j/. Examples: iaro /ˈjaro/, bluiare /bluˈjare/." Phonetically, there is no difference between [j] and [i̯]. Whether it is analyzed as an instance of a phoneme /i/ or a distinct phoneme /j/..."