ᴱQ. initial [ɣ] vanished or became [h]; [ɣ-|ɣ-] > [ø-|h-]
Phonetic Rule Elements
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Phonetic Rule Examples
| ɣalda > halda | ɣ- > h- | ᴱ✶ʒaldá > ᴱQ. halda | ✧ PE13/144 | 
| ɣir > hir | ɣ- > h- | ᴱ✶ʒirdǝ > ᴱQ. hir | ✧ PE13/161 | 
| ɣirdi > hirdi | ɣ- > h- | ᴱ✶ʒirdī > ᴱQ. hirdi | ✧ PE13/161 | 
| ɣalas > alas | ɣ- > ø- | ‽ᴱ✶ʒalast- > ᴱQ. alas | ✧ QL/30 | 
| ɣar > ar | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ƷARA > ᴱQ. ar(a) | ✧ QL/32 | 
| ɣarða > arða | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ƷARA > ᴱQ. arda | ✧ QL/32 | 
| ɣare > are | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ƷARA > ᴱQ. are | ✧ QL/32 | 
| ɣarwa > arwa | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ƷARA > ᴱQ. arwa | ✧ QL/32 | 
| ɣir > ir | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ✶ʒird- > ᴱQ. ir | ✧ PE13/144 | 
| ɣomba > omba | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ONO¹ > ᴱQ. omba | ✧ QL/70 | 
| ɣon > on | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ONO¹ > ᴱQ. on(d) | ✧ QL/70 | 
| ɣondo > ondo | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ONO¹ > ᴱQ. ondo | ✧ QL/70 | 
| ɣonin > onin | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ONO¹ > ᴱQ. onin | ✧ QL/70 | 
| ɣonwa > onwa | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√ONO¹ > ᴱQ. onwa | ✧ QL/70 | 
| ɣūrion > ūrion | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√UŘU > ᴱQ. Ūrion | ✧ QL/98 | 
| ɣurja- > urja- | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√UŘU > ᴱQ. urya- | ✧ QL/98 | 
| ɣurna > urna | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√UŘU > ᴱQ. urna | ✧ QL/98 | 
| ɣusta- > usta- | ɣ- > ø- | ᴱ√UŘU > ᴱQ. usta- | ✧ QL/98 |