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The “horned” letter Ѫ in the Macedonian dialect is pronounces as a clear A, and in some places as O, for example: рака, мака, лажа, каде, маж and so on, or рока, мока, пот, ложа and so on, instead of рѪка, мѪка, пѪт etc.

— Parteniy Zografski Description of the Macedonian dialect (1858)

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