Judeo-Spanish/Ladino (Sarajevo). Epenthesis of the palatal semivowel /j/ between vowels: Absent, 3

Avia di ser un re [...].
Avia
[there] was.V.PST.3SG
di
PREP
ser
to be.V.INF
un
a.ART.INDF.SG.M
re
king.N.SG.M
Once upon a time, there was a king [...].
Type: Published source
Source: Papo 1994: 34