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 ===Irregularities===
-The dialect represented here is the formal version of Fén which is resistant to external sandhi, and as the dialect from which the written language is derived, most changes are reflected in spelling, however from roots it may be seen that fronted vowels vowels are "lengthened" before sonorants; i becomes í, e becomes é. The exception is a and á are pronounced as ɑ and ɑ: prior to a sonorant, with "a" indistinguishable from "o".
+The dialect represented here is the formal version of Fén which is resistant to external sandhi and as the dialect from which the written language is derived, most changes are reflected in spelling. However in the case of root words and compounds, it may be seen that fronted vowels vowels are "lengthened" before sonorants; i becomes í, e becomes é. In these cases an accent is usually added ignoring etymological rules.
+This rule is also followed in the case of a and á, which are pronounced as ɑ and ɑ: respectively when prior to a sonorant with "a" indistinguishable from "o". This is the only Sandhi which is not recorded as some dialects offer alternate pronunciations which keep "a" distinguishable from "o" by some other method.
 ===Phonotactics===