Occurrence of Diphthongs
Replacing Stressed Short Vowels in Romance Languages
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Romance
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péde foot
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hérba grass
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mórit (he) dies
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mórte death
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Sardinian
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pe
|
erva
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móridi
|
morte
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Portuguese
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pe
|
erva
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morre
|
morte
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Catalan
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peu
|
herba
|
mor
|
mort
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Occitan
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pe
|
erba
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mor
|
mort
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French
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pied
|
herbe
|
meurt (OF. muert)
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mort
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Ligurian
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pê
|
erba
|
meue
|
mòrte
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Lombard
|
pè
|
èrba
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möör
|
mort
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Piedmontese
|
pé
|
erba
|
meuir
|
mòrt
|
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Emilian-Romagnol
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pà
|
êrba
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môr
|
môrt
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Venetan
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pìe
|
erba
|
mor
|
mòrte
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Istriot
|
peîe
|
gièrba
|
mòro
|
muòrto
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Italian
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piede
|
erba
|
muore
|
morte
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Rumanian
|
-
|
iarbà
|
muare
|
moarte
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Spanish
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pié
|
hierba
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muere
|
muerte
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Rhaetian (Sursilvan)
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pei
|
jarva
|
miere
|
mort
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Rhaetian (Friulian)
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pid
|
-
|
-
|
muart
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Vegliot
|
pi
|
járba
|
-
|
muart
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