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In Modern West Frisian, by New Frisian Breaking, two rising diphthongs have developed with initial /w/. However, in the eastern part of the language area these sequences are nowadays pronounced as [jo] and [ja], respectively. The change started when immigrant peat diggers became integrated into Fris
In Modern West Frisian, as a result of the New Frisian Breaking two rising diphthongs have developed with initial w, viz. /wo/ and /wa/. However, in the eastern part of the language area these sequences are nowadays frequently pronounced as [jo] and [ja], respectively. So, Frisian muorre 'wall' is p
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