Utenti:Michiluzzu Scalisi/English/Hiatus first group
First Group cancia
The first group consists of vowel clusters that recieve the stress either on the first vowel or on neither one. This group contains the first two types.
First Type cancia
The first type in this group consists of the strong vowels, e, a or o, which, as I said above, can receive the stress either on the first vowel or on neither. If the stress falls on the first vowel, the second cannot be either e or o, because these unaccented vowels do not exist in Sicilian. The same also applies when the stress does not fall on either vowel, neither can be e or o.
| Cluster | Example | Esempio | Example | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ea | galiléa | galilea | /ɛɐ/ | |
| aa | Nausicaa | /aɐ/ | ||
| oa | óasi | oasi | /ɔɐ/ |
Second Type cancia
The second type in this group consists of strong and weak vowels, in any order, which, as I said above, can receive the stress either on the first vowel or on neither. If the stress falls on the first vowel, the second cannot be either e or o, because these unaccented vowels do not exist in Sicilian. The same also applies when the stress does not fall on either vowel, neither can be e or o.
| Cluster | Example | Esempio | Example | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ii | talíi | aprii | /iɪ/ | |
| ia | tia | pia | /iɐ/ | |
| iu | riunire | /iʊ/ | ||
| ui | cui | cui | /uɪ/ | |
| ua | tua | /uɐ/ |