ON. [j] became [i] after vowels; [VjV|-Vj] > [ViV|-Vi]

ON. [j] became [i] after vowels; [VjV|-Vj] > [ViV|-Vi]

Order (03200)

Before	03500	[oi], [ǭi] became [ui]	ᴹ✶wāyā > wōia > ON. uia	Ety/WAY
Before	04600	[w] vanished before [u]	ᴹ✶wāyā > wōia > ON. uia	Ety/WAY

Related

• [z] became [i] before [d], [g] and [u] before [b] but have first become [j], [w] before [j] became [i] after vowels

Phonetic Rule Elements

[VjV]	>	[ViV]
[-Vj]	>	[-Vi]

Phonetic Rule Examples

mbǭj > mbǭi	-Vj > -Vi	ᴹ✶mauy- > N. bui	✧ Ety/MBAW
nǭj > nǭi	-Vj > -Vi	ᴹ✶nāyǝ > noi > ON. nui	✧ Ety/NAY
ajar > aiar	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√ÁYAR > N. oear	✧ Ety/AY
būja- > buia-	VjV > ViV	ᴹ✶beuyā́- > ON. buióbe	✧ Ety/BEW
gaja > gaia	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√GÁYAS > ON. gaia	✧ Ety/GÁYAS
istǭja > istǭia	VjV > ViV	ᴹ✶istāyā > N. istui	✧ Ety/IS
jūjo > juio	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√YŪ > N. ui-	✧ Ety/YŪ
pūja- > puia-	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√PIW > ON. puióbe	✧ Ety/PIW
pʰūja- > pʰuia-	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√PHEW > ON. phuióbe	✧ Ety/PHEW
tūja- > tuia-	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√TIW > ON. tuio-	✧ Ety/TIW
tʰūja- > tʰuia-	VjV > ViV	ᴹ√THŪ > N. thuio	✧ Ety/THŪ
wǭja > wǭia	VjV > ViV	ᴹ✶wāyā > wōia > ON. uia	✧ Ety/WAY
wǭjar > wǭiar	VjV > ViV	ᴹ✶wā́yārō̆/Vā́yārō̆ > N. Uiar	✧ Ety/WAY
ɸajanǭr > ɸaianǭr	VjV > ViV	ON. Phayanṓr > Feanoúr > N. Féanor	✧ Ety/PHAY

ᴱN. [j] became [i] after a vowel; [ij] > [ī]

Phonetic Rule Elements

[ij]

>

[ī]

✧ PE15/64 (iı̯ > ī)