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.
| others | [b] | [l] | [m] | [p] | [ø] |
| 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 |