Re: TAN: new words [was: RE: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff]
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Monday, November 1, 1999, 4:13 |
FFlores wrote:
> I guess _repetir_ didn't shift medial /t/ > /d/ because it wasn't
> common enough.
More likely, _repetir_ was borrowed directly from Latin.
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