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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. | ||
Also note that certain prefixes, most notably original <small>CON-</small> and <small>TRĀNS-</small>, show apparently unexpected reflexes due to analogy with other forms with different vowels. In the case of <small>TRĀNS-</small>, the preposition shortened the vowel and all verbal forms have the reflex of the short vowel. In the case of <small>CON-</small>, the different vowel in the preposition <small>CUM</small> (whence Atl. ''cu'') triggered an analogical change throughout the lexicon, but this did not reach all words so that there are forms with ''cun/cum-'' and forms with ''con-/com-'', e.g. ''cuntornori'' (to turn around, move around, encircle), ''cundunori'' (to forgive), but ''comeiri'' (to eat), ''condimmori'' (to condemn), ''compuṭori'' (to count). | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||