Neither a distinct /ɛ/ nor /ɔ/ occurred in unstressed position, on account of having merged with /e/ and /o/ respectively.[6] Neither a distinct /i/ nor /u/ occurred in the second syllable of words with the structure [ˌσσˈσσ] (such as kantatóre), on account of having merged with /ɪ/ and /ʊ/ respectively.[7]