✶[a]

✶[a]

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

Variations

• a ✧ PE18/83; PE19/105

Element In

• ✶vowels
• ✶short-vowels ✧ PE18/83

Phonetic Development

AQ. [j], [w] often reduced between vowels	awa	>	oa	✧ PE17/118 (awá > oa); WJ/367 (áua > oä)
✶[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

• a ✧ PE18/32; PE18/60; PE19/53

Element In

• ᴹ✶vowels

Phonetic Development

ᴹ✶stressed [wŏ] became [wa]	wa	<	wŏ́	✧ Ety/WŌ (wŏ > 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

• a ✧ PE12/3

Element In

• ᴱ✶vowels ✧ PE12/3

Phonetic Development

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