Ilk. [ɣ] became [g] before nasals; [ɣ{mn}] > [g{mn}]
This rule seems odd, but is clearly attested in ᴹ✶kuʒnā > kogna > coun > Ilk. caun (Ety/KUƷ). There is an identical (and equally peculiar) phonetic rule in Old Noldorin. What makes this change so strange is that the [g] produced by it would revert to [ɣ] when voiced stops spirantalized after vowels. This change could only be detected by comparison to Danian, which seems to be the only language in this region that would preserve a post-vocalic [g] (Dan. cogn, Ety/KUƷ), but it could just as easily be explained as a change unique to that language. Assuming the rule is valid, it would also apply to ᴹ✶doʒmē > Ilk. daum.
Order (03000)
Before | 04200 | [g] vocalized before [m], [n] | ᴹ✶kuʒnā > kogna > coun > Ilk. caun | Ety/KUƷ |
Phonetic Rule Elements
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Phonetic Rule Examples
doɣme > dogme | ɣm > gm | ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > Ilk. daum | ✧ Ety/DOƷ |
koɣna > kogna | ɣn > gn | ᴹ✶kuʒnā > kogna > coun > Ilk. caun | ✧ Ety/KUƷ |