The most notable work is Piruç myò doç inculurit (which means "My pear, all colored"); it was composed by an anonymous author from Cividale del Friuli, probably in 1380. There are few differences in the first two rows, which demonstrates that there has not been a great evolution in the language except for several words which are no longer used (for example, , a word which means "child"). A modern Friulian speaker can understand these texts with only little difficulty. The second important period for Friulian literature is the 16th century. The main author of this period was Ermes di Colorêt, who composed over 200 poems. Phonology Consonants Notes: are bilabial, whereas are labiodental and is labiovelar. Note that, in the standard language, a phonemic distinction exists between true palatal stops and palatoalveolar affricates . The former (written ) originate from Latin before , whereas the latter (written , where is found before and , and is found elsewhere) originate primarily from Latin before and . The palatalization of Latin and before is characteristic of the Rhaeto-Romance languages and is also found in French and some Occitan varieties. In some Friulian dialects (e.g. Western dialects), corresponding to Central are found . Note in addition that, due to various sound changes, these sounds are all now phonemic; note, for example, the minimal pair "drunk" vs. "log". Vowels Orthography Some notes on orthography (from the perspective of the standard, i.e. Central, dialect): Long vowels are indicated with a circumflex: . is used for both (which only occurs in stressed syllables) and ; similarly, is used for both and . is spelled word-initially, and elsewhere. occurs primarily in diphthongs, and is spelled . is normally spelled , but is spelled between vowels (in this context, a single is pronounced ). is spelled , which can also occur word-finally. is an allophone of , found word-finally, before word-final -s, and often in the prefix in-. Both sounds are spelled . is normally spelled , but before and , as in Italian. is normally spelled , but before and , again as in Italian. The palatal stops are spelled . Note that in some dialects, these sounds are pronounced , as described above. is spelled before and , elsewhere. Note that in some dialects, this sound is pronounced . is spelled . Note that in some dialects, this sound is pronounced . can also represent