/∅/ (zero phoneme) or /h/ → ∅
Gloss: /h/ is not a phoneme in Boie'nen; it elides in loanwords or native words.
Example:
“Bikol“ vs. Boie'nen
“alsom” → /axsem/ (sour)
“baha” → /ba-a’/ (flood)
”bahag” → /ba-ag/ (loincloth)
”dalan” → /daxan/ (trail/path)
”damika” → /dakexe’/ (big)
”gatol” → /gatex/ (itch)
”habol” → /abex/ (weave)
“hakot” → /akot/ (haul)
”halas” → /axas/ (snake)
“halat” → /exat/ (wait)
”salag” → /saxag/ (nest)
”sulog” → /sexeg/ (water current)
“Bisaya“ vs. Boie’nen
"tanhaga'" → /tanaga'/ (weaving loom frame)
”Tagalog” vs. Boie’nen
“ahas” → /axas/ (snake)