TC: I watered my flowers yesterday [ADDED MORE]

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Re: TC: I watered my flowers yesterday [ADDED MORE]

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Batz wrote: ↑25 Nov 2023 01:05 Eo[...] eo[...]
/ɛɔ[...] ɛɔ[...]/
Eo[...] eo[...]
1SG[...] 1SG[...]
I [...]

Eo[...] el[...] eo[...]
/ɛɔ[...] ɛɔ[...] ɛɔ[...]/
Eo[...] el[...] eo[...]
1SG[...] 1SG[...] 1SG[...]
I [...](I[...]) [...]
The pronunciation and the gloss is the same, so why is the instance I've marked red spelt <el> instead of <eo> like all the other instances?
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Re: TC: I watered my flowers yesterday [ADDED MORE]

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Imralu wrote: ↑27 Nov 2023 14:23 The pronunciation and the gloss is the same, so why is the instance I've marked red spelt <el> instead of <eo> like all the other instances?
The mistake is in the second line [:)] The correct pronunciation must be /ɛl'zuːnu.iˌnɛs/ so the el- is indeed correct.
However, the prefixes el- and eo- have the same meaning and both refer to 1SG.
The difference is made by the initial consonant of the stem that can cause mutation when the prefix is added.
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