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*Unstressed ''-e-'' > Stressed ''-ia-'' | *Unstressed ''-e-'' > Stressed ''-ia-'' | ||
*Stressed ''-o-'' > Stressed ''-ua-'' | *Stressed ''-o-'' > Stressed ''-ua-'' | ||
The above stem changes are known as "breaking". | |||
Due to historical sound changes, there may also be consonant changes. Some examples include: | Due to historical sound changes, there may also be consonant changes. Some examples include: | ||
* | *Addition of ''g-'' in the stressed stem. | ||
**This happens in both types of breaking verbs when the unstressed stem begins in a vowel. In such verbs, ''e'' and ''o'' become ''gia'' and ''gua'' respectively when stressed. | |||
*Delabialization of labialized consonants such as ''gu-, qu-, du-'', etc. in the stressed stem. | *Delabialization of labialized consonants such as ''gu-, qu-, du-'', etc. in the stressed stem. | ||
* | **This happens as a rule in ''e'' > ''ia'' verbs. | ||
**It also happens in ''o'' > ''ua'' verbs, but this can instead be analyzed as the merging of the two labializations. | |||
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