Ad. [ō] ‹ô›

Ad. [ō] ‹ô›

In Classical Adûnaic, [o] only appeared as a long vowel, having developed from the short primitive diphthongs ✶[au] (SD/423).

References ✧ SD/423-424

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Phonetic Development

Ad. short diphthongs [ai] and [au] monophthongized to [ē] and [ō] ō < ăŭ ✧ SD/423 (au > ō)
Ad. [ōu] and [ēi] became over-long [ō] and [ē] ō < ōu ✧ SD/424 (ÔU > Ô)