Ancient Telerin Phonetics

This section explores the phonetic developments of “Ancient Telerin” before the split of the Sindar and the Teleri and the departure of the Teleri to Aman. See the notes on Sindarin phonetics for a description of my main methodology and sources.

Phonemes


others [b] [l] [m] [p] [ø]

Phonetic Rules

unstressed initial syllables reduced to favored clusters [{ptkpʰkʰbdgm}V₁{rl}V́₁-] > [{ptkpʰkʰbdgm}ø{rl}V́₁-] 00100
labialized velars became labials [kw|kʰw|gw|ŋgw|ŋkw|ŋw-] > [p|pʰ|b|mb|mp|m-] 00200
[j] was lost after initial dentals [{ttʰdnl}j-] > [{ttʰdnl}-] 00300
[ln] became [ll] [ln] > [ll] 00400
final voiceless stops and [s] vanished in polysyllables [-SV{ptks}] > [-SVø] 00500