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*The following features are unique to Essanian among the Iberian Romance languages: | *The following features are unique to Essanian among the Iberian Romance languages: | ||
**-ST- becomes /θ/ - e.g. CŎSTA(M) > ''cueça'' /ˈkweθa/ "slope" (Spanish ''cuesta''). | **-ST- becomes /θ/ - e.g. CŎSTA(M) > ''cueça'' /ˈkweθa/ "slope" (Spanish ''cuesta''). | ||
**-STR- becomes /ð/ - e.g. STRATA(M) > ''zata'' "street" (Portuguese ''estrada'') | |||
**-SC- (non-palatalized) and -SP- become /ʃ/ - e.g. SPATULA(M) > ''xalha'' /ˈʃaʎa/ "shoulder" (Catalan ''espatlla''); SCHOLA(M) > ''xuela'' /ˈʃwela/ "school" (Spanish ''escuela''). | **-SC- (non-palatalized) and -SP- become /ʃ/ - e.g. SPATULA(M) > ''xalha'' /ˈʃaʎa/ "shoulder" (Catalan ''espatlla''); SCHOLA(M) > ''xuela'' /ˈʃwela/ "school" (Spanish ''escuela''). | ||
**Palatalization of C (before front vowels) and -TI- (before vowels) to /tʃ/ - e.g. RATIŌNE(M) > ''rachón'' /raˈtʃon/ "reason" (Spanish ''razón''). | **Palatalization of C (before front vowels) and -TI- (before vowels) to /tʃ/ - e.g. RATIŌNE(M) > ''rachón'' /raˈtʃon/ "reason" (Spanish ''razón''). | ||