[a]

[a]

References ✧ PE17/118; PE18/83, 96, 98; PE19/105; WJ/367

Variations

Element In

Phonetic Development

AQ. [j], [w] often reduced between vowels awa > oa ✧ PE17/118 (awá > oa); WJ/367 (áua > )
[ae], [ao] became [ā] ae > ā ✧ PE18/96 (ăĕ > ā); PE18/98 (a-e > ā)
[ae], [ao] became [ā] ao > ā ✧ PE18/96 (ăŏ > ā)

ᴹ✶[a]

References ✧ Ety/WŌ; PE18/32, 46, 60; PE19/53

Variations

Element In

Phonetic Development

ᴹ✶stressed [wŏ] became [wa] wa < wŏ́ ✧ Ety/WŌ ( > wa; if stressed)
ᴹ✶[ae], [ao] became [ā] ae > ā ✧ PE18/46 (ae > ā)
ᴹ✶[ae], [ao] became [ā] ao > ā ✧ PE18/46 (ao > ā)

ᴱ✶[a]

References ✧ PE12/3, 10, 14

Variations

Element In

Phonetic Development

ᴱQ. short syllabic [ṇ] became [a] + homorganic nasal, [i] before palatals or [u] before labials aŋk < ṇk ✧ PE12/10 (short nasals + k > )
ᴱQ. short syllabic [ṇ] became [a] + homorganic nasal, [i] before palatals or [u] before labials an < ✧ PE12/10 (short nasals + t > an)
ao > ō ✧ PE12/14 (ăō > ō)
ᴱQ. vowels in hiatus reduced ā̆ā̆ > ā ✧ PE12/14 (ā̆ā̆ > ā)