Editing Ionic Greek (section)

===Vowels===
[[Proto-Greek language|Proto-Greek]] ''ā'' > Ionic ''ē''; in [[Doric Greek|Doric]], [[Aeolic Greek|Aeolic]], ''ā'' remains; in [[Attic Greek|Attic]], ''ā'' after ''e, i, r'', but ''ē'' elsewhere.<ref>[[Herbert Weir Smyth|Smyth]], par. 30 and note, 31: long a in Attic and other dialects</ref>
* Attic νε'''ᾱ'''νί'''ᾱ'''ς ''ne'''ā'''ní'''ā'''s'', Ionic νε'''η'''νί'''η'''ς ''ne'''ē'''ní'''ē'''s'' "young man"
* original and Doric '''ἁ''' (ᾱ) ''h'''ā''''' > Attic-Ionic '''ἡ''' ''h'''ē''''' "the" (feminine nominative singular)
* original and Doric μ'''ᾱ́'''τηρ ''m'''ā'''tēr'' > Attic-Ionic μ'''ή'''τηρ ''m'''ḗ'''tēr'' "mother"

Proto-Greek ''e, o'' > East/Central Ionic ''[[spurious diphthong|ei, ou]]'':<ref group="note">Among Greek dialects, Ionic was the fondest of long vowels and was thus considered especially suited to solo singing; the more austere, broad-sounding Doric was preferred in choral singing.</ref> [[compensatory lengthening]] after loss of ''w'' in the sequences ''enw-, erw-, onw-, orw-''. In Attic and West Ionic, ''e, o'' are not lengthened.<ref>Smyth, par. 37 note: Ionic compensatory lengthening after loss of w</ref>
* Proto-Greek ''*k'''órw'''ā''<ref>{{LSJ|ko/rh|κόρη|ref}}.</ref> > Attic κ'''όρ'''η ''k'''ór'''ē'', East Ionic κ'''ούρ'''η ''k'''oúr'''ē''  "girl"
* ''*'''órw'''os'' > '''ὄρ'''ος '''''ór'''os'', '''οὖρ'''ος '''''oúr'''os'' "mountain"
* ''*ks'''énw'''os'' > ξ'''έν'''ος ''x'''én'''os'', ξ'''εῖν'''ος ''x'''eĩn'''os'' "guest, stranger"

East Ionic generally removes initial aspiration (Proto-Greek h[[vowel|V]]- > Ionic V-).<ref>Smyth, par. 9 note: early loss of rough breathing in Ionic of Asia Minor</ref>
* Proto-Greek ''*'''h'''āwélios'' > Attic '''''h'''ēlios'', Homeric (early East Ionic) ''ēélios'' "sun"

Ionic contracts less often than Attic.<ref>Smyth, par. 59 note: contraction in dialects</ref>
* Ionic γέν'''εα''' ''gén'''ea''''', Attic γέν'''η''' ''gén'''ē''''' "family" (neuter nominative plural)