ᴹQ. [ei], [ou] generally became [ī], [ū]; [ei|ou] > [ī|ū]

ᴹQ. [ei], [ou] generally became [ī], [ū]; [ei|ou] > [ī|ū]

References ✧ Ety/WEY; PE19/53

Order (00400)

After

03900

ᴹAQ. [j], [w] often reduced between vowels

Related

• ᴹAQ. [jei], [wou] became [jē], [wō] vs. later [ei], [ou] generally became [ī], [ū]

Phonetic Rule Elements

[ei]	>	[ī]	✧ PE19/25 (ei > ī)
[ou]	>	[ū]	✧ PE19/25 (ou > ū)
[éi]	>	[ai]	✧ PE21/6 (ei > ai; after ı̯); Ety/WEY (weı̯ > waı̯); PE19/25 (ei > ai)
[óu]	>	[au]	✧ PE19/25 (ou > au)
[óu]	>	[ō]

Phonetic Rule Examples

ɣeiɣolosse > ɣīɣolosse	ei > ī	ᴹ✶Geı̯golosse > ᴹQ. Iolosse	✧ Ety/GEY
ɣeira > ɣīra	ei > ī	ᴹ√GEY > ᴹQ. íra	✧ Ety/GEY
ɣeire > ɣīre	ei > ī	ᴹ√GEY > ᴹQ. íre	✧ Ety/GEY
neire > nīre	ei > ī	ᴹ√NEI̯ > ᴹQ. níre	✧ Ety/NEI
neite > nīte	ei > ī	ᴹ✶neı̯ti- > ᴹQ. níte	✧ Ety/NEI
eira > aira	éi > ai	ᴹ√EY > ᴹQ. aira	✧ Ety/EY
eire > aire	éi > ai	ᴹ√EY > ᴹQ. aire	✧ Ety/EY
weire > waire	éi > ai	ᴹ✶weı̯rē > ᴹQ. Vaire	✧ Ety/WEY
nouθe > nauθe	óu > au	ᴹ✶nau̯þe > ᴹQ. nause	✧ Ety/NOWO
tou > tō	óu > ō	ᴹ√TOW > ᴹQ. tō	✧ Ety/TOW

ᴱQ. [ei], [ou] became [ai], [au]; [ei|ou] > [ai|au]

Order ()

After		[ðʲ] became [j]
After	02600	[ji], [wu] became [i], [u] after a vowel
After	03400	[ou] became [u] before [e] and [o], but [o] before [i] and [a]
After	03700	intervocalic [ū], [ī] became [uw], [ij]

Phonetic Rule Elements

[ei]	>	[ai]
[ou]	>	[au]
[ēi]	>	[ei]

Phonetic Rule Examples

eika > aika	ei > ai	ᴱ√EI̯KA > ᴱQ. †aika	✧ QL/29
leika > laika	ei > ai	ᴱ√LAIKA > ᴱQ. laika	✧ QL/50
leiwa > laiwa	ei > ai	ᴱ✶sleiwa > ᴱQ. laiwa	✧ PE13/149
oule > aule	ou > au	ᴱ✶OWO > ᴱQ. Aule	✧ QL/34
ouro > auro	ou > au	ᴱ✶ourū̆ > ᴱQ. auro	✧ PE13/155
loume > laume	ou > au	ᴱ✶Lou̯m > Laum > ᴱQ. laume	✧ QL/51
loure > laure	ou > au	ᴱ√LOU̯RI > ᴱQ. laure	✧ QL/51
souna > sauna	ou > au	ᴱ✶souna > ᴱQ. sauna	✧ PE13/148
soune > saune	ou > au	ᴱ√SOVO > ᴱQ. saune	✧ QL/86
sousa > sausa	ou > au	ᴱ√SOVO > ᴱQ. sausa	✧ QL/86
xoura > xaura	ou > au	ᴱ✶χou̯-ră > ᴱQ. haura	✧ GL/49
nēitte > neitte	ēi > ei	ᴱ✶nēgittĕ > ᴱQ. neite	✧ GL/60