ON. [ø]

ON. [ø]
A notation indicating a vanished sound, used only in phonetic rules.

References ✧ PE19/18-20, 23

Phonetic Development

ON. initial and intervocalic [ŋ] vanished ø- < ŋ- ✧ PE19/19 (ŋj- > j-); PE19/19 (ŋ- > -); PE19/19 (ŋw- > w-)
ON. initial and intervocalic [ŋ] vanished VøV < VŋV ✧ PE19/23 (-ŋ- > -)
ON. [ɣ] vanished ø- < ɣ- ✧ PE19/19 (ʒ- > -)
ON. [ɣ] vanished ø < ɣ ✧ PE19/23 (-ʒ- > -)
ON. [j] was lost after initial velars k- < kj- ✧ PE19/18 (kj- > k-)
ON. [j] was lost after initial velars kʰ- < kʰj- ✧ PE19/18 (khj- > kh/χ-)
ON. [j] was lost after initial velars g- < gj- ✧ PE19/18 (gj- > g-)
ON. [j] was lost after initial velars ŋg < ŋgj ✧ PE19/20 (ŋgj- > [ŋ]g-)
ON. [j] was lost after initial velars sk- < skj- ✧ PE19/20 (skj- > skh-)
ON. [j] vanished before [i], [ui] i < ji ✧ PE19/19 (j- > -)
N. initial nasals vanished before stops ŋg- > g- ✧ PE19/20 ([ŋ]g- > g-)
N. initial [s] vanished before spirants sx- > x- ✧ PE19/20 (skh- > h-)
N. initial [w] became [gw] w- > gw- ✧ PE19/19 (w- > gw-)
ON. initial syllabic [m], [n], [ŋ] became [am], [an], [aŋ] ŋ̣- > aŋ- ✧ PE19/20 ([ŋ]g- > ang-)