Etymograph > Tolkien's Languages > Common Eldarin > Phoneme

Graphemes: a, ä
Classes: short open front unrounded vowel
Implicit classes: vocalic
Features -long +low -high -back -round +syllabic +voice

Related rules

Development: Sindarin

  • s-initial-syllabic-nasal: m > am / #_, n > an / #_, ŋ > aŋ / #_
  • s-long-a: aː > ǭ, au > ǭ
  • s-o-au: ǭ > au
  • s-gh-after-consonant: ɣ > a / C_#
  • s-ei-final-syllable: e > a / _iC0#
  • s-au-ae: au > o, ae > e
  • Development: Quenya

  • q-syncope
  • q-j-w-reduced: aj > e / _a, aj > i / _e, aj > e / _o, ej > i / _a, ej > i / _e, ij > i / _a, ij > i / _e, oj > o / _a, aw > o / _[+syllabic,-back], ew > e / _o, ow > u / _o, aw > a / _[+syllabic,+back]