ᴹQ. [ø]

ᴹQ. [ø]

References ✧ PE19/38, 50-51

Phonetic Development

ᴹQ. [ɣ] from [g] vanished ø < ɣ ✧ PE19/38 (gy > y); PE19/38 (ʒ > ø; initial); PE19/51 (ʒy > y); PE19/51 (lgw > lw); PE19/51 (rgw > rw)
ᴹAQ. voiced stops became spirants except after nasals and liquids ɣ < g ✧ PE19/38 (g > ø)
ᴹQ. [d] vanished between [n], [r], [l] and [j] nj < ndj ✧ PE19/50 (ndy > ny; later)
ᴹQ. [d] vanished between [n], [r], [l] and [j] lj < ldj ✧ PE19/51 (ldy > ly; later); PE19/51 (ldy > ly; later)
ᴹQ. [d] vanished between [n], [r], [l] and [j] rj < rdj ✧ PE19/51 (rdy > ry; later from)
ᴹAQ. initial [ŋ] vanished øV- < ŋV- ✧ PE19/38 (ñ > ø; initial)

ᴱQ. [ø]

References ✧ PE12/16-18, 20, 24

Phonetic Development

ᴱQ. [β] vanished before [u] øu < βu ✧ PE12/20 (ƀ > w > ø; vanished before ū̆); PE12/24 (ƀū̆ > ū̆)
ᴱQ. between vowels and consonants [ɣ] vanished with compensatory lengthening V̄øC < VɣC ✧ PE12/18 (ʒ > ø)
ᴱQ. final [ɣ] vanished with compensatory lengthening -V̄ø < -Vɣ ✧ PE12/20 (ʒ > -)
ᴱQ. [ɣ] otherwise vanished ø < ɣ ✧ PE12/16 (ɣ > -; medial); PE12/17 (h > ø); PE12/18 (ɣ > ø)