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RV 24 (Rh)
 * style=width:7em | Plural || style="width:5em; text-align:center" | -ən(n) || style="width:15em; text-align:center" | -n(n) || style=width:10em | us, to us
 * || style=text-align:center | -accıhu || style=text-align:center | -accıhu || you, to you
 * || style=text-align:center | -accəw || style=text-align:center | -accəw || them, to them
 * }
 * || style=text-align:center | -accəw || style=text-align:center | -accəw || them, to them
 * }
 * }



Note 3.3 Loss of Vowels.

As indicated in the chart of the Verb Suffix Pronouns (Note 3.2.1 above) certain vowels are lost before the /-a-/ of the suffix pronouns /-at/, /-accıhu/ and /-accəw/.

This loss of vowels occurs regularly in Amharic according to the following patterns:

Note 3.4 /w/ and /y/ glides before /-a-/ of the affixes.

The Chart of the Verb Suffix Pronouns (Note 3.2.1) indicates that /-u/ is /-uw-/, /-o/ is /-ow-/ and /-i/ is /-iy-/ before the suffix pronouns /-at/, /-accıhu/ and /-accəw/.

These /w/ and /y/ glides occur regularly in Amharic before /-a-/ of the affixes, e.g.