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Joret line

The Joret line (French: ligne Joret; Norman: lène Joret; Picard: line Joret) is an isogloss that divides the langues d'oïl. Dialects north and west of it preserve Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south and east of it palatalize them.

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