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* Romance initial ''f-'' is preserved, e.g. ''fīlium'' > ''fillo'' ('son', Sp. ''hijo'', Cat. ''fill'', Pt. ''filho''). | * Romance initial ''f-'' is preserved, e.g. ''fīlium'' > ''fillo'' ('son', Sp. ''hijo'', Cat. ''fill'', Pt. ''filho''). | ||
* ''cl-'', ''fl-'', ''pl-'' are never preserved, becoming ''zh-'', ''x-'', ''br-''. | * ''cl-'', ''fl-'', ''pl-'' are never preserved, becoming ''zh-'', ''x-'', ''br-''. | ||
* Romance palatal approximant (''ge-'', ''gi-'', ''i-'') consistently became medieval [ʒ], | * Romance palatal approximant (''ge-'', ''gi-'', ''i-'') consistently became medieval [ʒ], unlike medieval Catalan and Portuguese. | ||
* Romance groups ''-lt-'', ''-ct-'' result in [jt], e.g. ''factum'' > ''fèjto'' ('done', Sp. ''hecho'', Cat. ''fet'', Gal./Port. ''feito''), ''multum'' > ''mwito'' ('many, much', Sp. ''mucho'', Cat. ''molt'', Gal. ''moito'', Port. ''muito''). | * Romance groups ''-lt-'', ''-ct-'' result in [jt], e.g. ''factum'' > ''fèjto'' ('done', Sp. ''hecho'', Cat. ''fet'', Gal./Port. ''feito''), ''multum'' > ''mwito'' ('many, much', Sp. ''mucho'', Cat. ''molt'', Gal. ''moito'', Port. ''muito''). | ||
* Romance groups ''-x-'', ''-ps-'', ''scj-'' result in voiceless palatal fricative '''sj'' [ʃ], e.g. ''coxu'' > ''koxo'' ('crippled', Sp. cojo, Cat. coix), ''ipse'' > ''èxe'', ''scientia'' > ''exènca''. | * Romance groups ''-x-'', ''-ps-'', ''scj-'' result in voiceless palatal fricative '''sj'' [ʃ], e.g. ''coxu'' > ''koxo'' ('crippled', Sp. cojo, Cat. coix), ''ipse'' > ''èxe'', ''scientia'' > ''exènca''. | ||