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Graphemes: w
Classes: voiced labiovelar approximant consonant
Features +voice sonorant
Related rules
Origin
oe-hiatus
: ∅ > w / [+syllabic,+long]_V
oe-awwj
: ww > u / a_j
oe-w-after-non-initial-velars
: w > ∅ / [dorsal]_
oe-w-before-unstressed-i
: w > ∅ / !#_{i|ī}
pnwgmc-w-before-u
: w > ∅ / C_u
pwgmc-zw-dw
: {z|d} > w / V_wV
pwgmc-labiovelars
: kʷ > kw, ɡʷ > gw, hʷ > hw
pwgmc-final-j-w
: j > i / C_#, w > u / C_#, ij > ī / _#
pwgmc-w-after-stressed-vowel-before-u
: w > ∅ / V_u
pwgmc-jj-ww
: uww > ūw / _!j, ww > uw / _!j, j > i / _j