The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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508 documented transformations found for this family.

Assimilatory Nasalization
[a] → [a_nas]
→
Diphthongization
[a] → [ai]
→
Fronting
[a] → [ash]
→
Diphthongization
[a] → [au]
→
Vowel Reduction
[a] → [caret]
→
Diphthongization
[a] → [ei]
→
Elision
[a] → [empty]
→
Glottalization
[a] → [glottal_stop]
→
Raising
[a] → [i]
→
Syllabic Consonant Formation
[a] → [l]
→
Nasalization
[a] → [n]
→
Diphthongization
[a] → [oi]
→
Rounding
[a] → [ou]
→
Intrusive R
[a] → [r]
→
Vowel Reduction
[a] → [schwa]
→
Diphthongization
[a] → [w]
→
Fronting
[a] → [y]
→
Monophthongization
[ai] → [ash]
→
Raising
[ai] → [ei]
→
Monophthongization
[ai] → [i]
→
Rounding
[ai] → [oi]
→
Vowel Reduction
[ai] → [schwa]
→
Monophthongization
[ai] → [u]
→
Vocalization
[ain] → [ash]
→
Vocalization
[ain] → [caret]
→
Lowering
[ash] → [a]
→
Diphthongization
[ash] → [ai]
→
Diphthongization
[ash] → [au]
→
Backing
[ash] → [caret]
→
Raising
[ash] → [e]
→
Raising
[ash] → [e_nas]
→
Diphthongization
[ash] → [ei]
→
Elision
[ash] → [empty]
→
Vowel Raising
[ash] → [eps]
→
Glottalization
[ash] → [glottal_stop]
→
Devoicing
[ash] → [h]
→
Diphthongization
[ash] → [ie]
→
Iotation
[ash] → [j_glide]
→
Vowel Raising
[ash] → [o]
→
Intrusive R
[ash] → [r]
→
Vowel Reduction
[ash] → [schwa]
→
Fronting
[au] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[au] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[au] → [i]
→
Raising
[au] → [ou]
→
Centralization
[au] → [schwa]
→
Lenition
[b] → [empty]
→
Spirantization
[b] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[b] → [glottal_stop]
→
Lowering
[caret] → [a]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [e]
→
Elision
[caret] → [empty]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [eps]
→
Debuccalization
[caret] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vowel Raising
[caret] → [i]
→
Diphthongization
[caret] → [ie]
→
Glide Formation
[caret] → [j_glide]
→
Rounding
[caret] → [o]
→
Diphthongization
[caret] → [ou]
→
Epenthesis
[caret] → [r]
→
Vowel Reduction
[caret] → [schwa]
→
Rounding
[caret] → [u]
→
Lenition
[ch_palatal] → [sh_palatal]
→
Deaffrication
[ch] → [d]
→
Vocalization
[ch] → [e]
→
Debuccalization
[ch] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vocalization
[ch] → [i]
→
Depalatalization
[ch] → [k]
→
Depalatalization
[ch] → [t]
→
Spirantization
[d_aspirated] → [th_vced]
→
Lenition
[d_aspirated] → [zh]
→
Affrication
[d_palatal] → [j_affricate]
→
Affrication
[d_palatalized] → [j_affricate]
→
Place Assimilation
[d] → [b]
→
Affrication
[d] → [ch]
→
Debuccalization
[d] → [glottal_stop]
→
Debuccalization
[d] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [j_affricate]
→
Rhotacism
[d] → [r]
→
Flapping
[d] → [r_flap]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [sh]
→
Retroflexion
[d] → [t_retroflex]
→
Lenition
[d] → [u]
→
Lenition
[d] → [w]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [y]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [zh]
→
Lowering
[e] → [a]
→
Diphthongization
[e] → [ai]
→
Lowering
[e] → [ash]
→
Diphthongization
[e] → [au]
→
Vowel Lowering
[e] → [caret]
→
Elision
[e] → [empty]
→
Lowering
[e] → [eps]
→
Glottalization
[e] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vowel Raising
[e] → [i]
→
Vocalization
[e] → [j_glide]
→
Backing
[e] → [o]
→
Reduction
[e] → [schwa]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [a]
→
Lowering of the Nucleus
[ei] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [e]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [i]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [o]
→
Centralization
[ei] → [schwa]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [u]
→
Raising
[ei] → [ui]
→
Monophthongization
[ei] → [y]
→
Prothesis
[empty] → [a]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [b]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [caret]
→
Excrescence
[empty] → [ch]
→
Excrescence
[empty] → [d]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [f]
→
H-Prothesis
[empty] → [h]
→
Excrescence
[empty] → [k]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [l]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [ng]
→
Excrescence
[empty] → [p]
→
Intrusive R
[empty] → [r]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [schwa]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [sh]
→
Excrescence
[empty] → [t]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [th_vless]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Prothesis
[empty] → [w]
→
Diphthongization
[eps] → [ai]
→
Lowering
[eps] → [ash]
→
Backing
[eps] → [caret]
→
Vowel Raising
[eps] → [e]
→
Nasalization
[eps] → [e_nas]
→
Diphthongization
[eps] → [ei]
→
Elision
[eps] → [empty]
→
Glottalization
[eps] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vowel Raising
[eps] → [i]
→
Epenthesis
[eps] → [l]
→
Vowel Reduction
[eps] → [schwa]
→
Fortition
[f] → [b]
→
Deletion
[f] → [empty]
→
Debuccalization
[f] → [glottal_stop]
→
Palatalization
[f] → [j_glide]
→
Fortition
[f] → [p_aspirated]
→
Fricative Shifting
[f] → [s]
→
Dentalization
[f] → [th_vless]
→
Vocalization
[f] → [u]
→
Voicing
[f] → [v]
→
Spirantization
[g_aspirated] → [gamma]
→
Palatalization
[g_aspirated] → [j_glide]
→
Fronting
[g_palatalized] → [dz]
→
Affrication
[g_palatalized] → [j_affricate]
→
Lenition
[g_palatalized] → [j_glide]
→
Fronting
[g] → [d]
→
Deletion
[g] → [empty]
→
Labialization
[g] → [f]
→
Spirantization
[g] → [gamma]
→
Debuccalization
[g] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[g] → [i]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [j_affricate]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [j_glide]
→
Devoicing
[g] → [k_aspirated]
→
Nasalization
[g] → [n]
→
Vocalization
[g] → [o]
→
Devoicing
[g] → [t]
→
Vocalization
[g] → [u]
→
Lenition
[g] → [w]
→
Spirantization
[g] → [x]
→
Lenition
[g] → [x_uvular]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [y]
→
Lenition
[gamma] → [au]
→
Fortition
[gamma] → [g]
→
Debuccalization
[gamma] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[gamma] → [j_glide]
→
Vocalization
[gamma] → [u]
→
Backing
[gamma] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Vocalization
[gamma] → [w]
→
Devoicing
[gamma] → [x]
→
De-glotticization
[glottal_stop] → [ash]
→
De-glotticization
[glottal_stop] → [i]
→
Nasalization
[glottal_stop] → [n]
→
Allophonic Replacement
[glottal_stop] → [r_flap]
→
Fortition
[glottal_stop] → [t]
→
Labialization
[h] → [f]
→
Fortition
[h] → [g]
→
Glottalization
[h] → [glottal_stop]
→
Fortition
[h] → [j_glide]
→
Fortition
[h] → [k]
→
Lenition
[h] → [schwa]
→
Labialization
[h] → [w]
→
Palatalization
[h] → [y]
→
Diphthongization
[i] → [ai]
→
Vowel Lowering
[i] → [ash]
→
Diphthongization
[i] → [au]
→
Vowel Lowering
[i] → [caret]
→
Vowel Lowering
[i] → [e_nas]
→
Lowering
[i] → [ei]
→
Elision
[i] → [empty]
→
Lowering
[i] → [eps]
→
Glottalization
[i] → [glottal_stop]
→
Epenthesis
[i] → [l]
→
Vowel Backing
[i] → [o]
→
Reduction
[i] → [schwa]
→
Rounding
[i] → [y]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [a]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [i]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [o]
→
Centralization
[ie] → [schwa]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [u]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [y]
→
Deaffrication
[j_affricate] → [d]
→
Centralization
[j_glide] → [schwa]
→
Palatalization
[k_aspirated] → [ch]
→
Debuccalization
[k_aspirated] → [h]
→
Spirantization
[k_aspirated] → [x]
→
Affrication
[k_palatalized] → [ch]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [ch]
→
Elision
[k] → [empty]
→
Debuccalization
[k] → [glottal_stop]
→
Lenition
[k] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[k] → [i]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [j_affricate]
→
Aspiration
[k] → [k_aspirated]
→
Retraction
[k] → [q]
→
Fronting
[k] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Lenition
[k] → [w]
→
Lenition
[k] → [x]
→
De-fricativization
[l_fricative] → [l]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [a]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [caret]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [e]
→
Elision
[l] → [empty]
→
Labialization
[l] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[l] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[l] → [o]
→
Lenition
[l] → [oi]
→
Vocalization
[l] → [ou]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [schwa]
→
Retroflexion
[l] → [t_retroflex]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [v]
→
L-vocalization
[l] → [w]
→
Palatalization
[l] → [y]
→
Elision
[m] → [empty]
→
Place Assimilation
[m] → [n]
→
Assimilation
[m] → [ng]
→
Denasalization
[m] → [p]
→
Consonant Deletion
[n] → [a_nas]
→
N-Deletion
[n] → [empty]
→
Place Assimilation
[n] → [g]
→
Place Assimilation
[n] → [m]
→
Assimilation
[n] → [ng]
→
Liquidization
[n] → [r_flap]
→
Retroflexion
[n] → [r_flap_retroflex]
→
Vocalization
[n] → [schwa]
→
Epenthesis
[n] → [t]
→
Retroflexion
[n] → [t_retroflex]
→
Reduction
[ng] → [j_glide]
→
Labialization
[ng] → [m]
→
Fronting
[ng] → [n]
→
Vocalization
[ng] → [w]
→
Lenition
[ng] → [x]
→
Diphthongization
[o] → [ai]
→
Vowel Lowering
[o] → [ash]
→
Unrounding
[o] → [caret]
→
Elision
[o] → [empty]
→
I-Umlaut
[o] → [eps]
→
Glottalization
[o] → [glottal_stop]
→
Umlaut
[o] → [i]
→
Diphthongization
[o] → [oi]
→
Diphthongization
[o] → [ou]
→
Vowel Reduction
[o] → [schwa]
→
Vowel Raising
[o] → [u]
→
Consonantalization
[o] → [v]
→
Fronting
[o] → [y]
→
Monophthongization
[oi] → [a]
→
Unrounding
[oi] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[oi] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[oi] → [e]
→
Monophthongization
[oi] → [i]
→
Centralization
[oi] → [schwa]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [a]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [ash]
→
Lowering of the Nucleus
[ou] → [au]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [e]
→
Fronting
[ou] → [ei]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [i]
→
Centralization
[ou] → [schwa]
→
Spirantization
[p_aspirated] → [f]
→
Spirantization
[p_aspirated] → [phi]
→
Fricativization
[p] → [f]
→
Debilaization
[p] → [glottal_stop]
→
Palatalization
[p] → [j_glide]
→
Aspiration
[p] → [p_aspirated]
→
Coronalization
[p] → [t]
→
Palatalization
[p] → [ts]
→
Voicing
[p] → [v]
→
Fortition
[r_flap_retroflex] → [d_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[r_flap] → [d]
→
Retroflexion
[r_flap] → [r_flap_retroflex]
→
Assimilation
[r_flap] → [sh]
→
Retroflexion
[r_flap] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[r_flap] → [t]
→
Fortition
[r_flap] → [t_retroflex]
→
Uvularization
[r_flap] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [a]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [ai]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [ash]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [caret]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [e]
→
Elision
[r] → [empty]
→
Debuccalization
[r] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [j_glide]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [o]
→
Assibilation
[r] → [s]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [schwa]
→
Assibilation
[r] → [sh]
→
Retroflexion
[r] → [t_retroflex]
→
Uvularization
[r] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Labialization
[r] → [w]
→
Palatalization
[s_palatalized] → [sh]
→
Palatalization
[s] → [ch]
→
Hardening
[s] → [d]
→
Retraction
[s] → [k]
→
Nasal Assimilation
[s] → [n]
→
Rhotacism
[s] → [r]
→
Lenition
[s] → [r_flap]
→
Retraction
[s] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Retroflexion
[s] → [t_retroflex]
→
Voicing
[s] → [z]
→
Re-stressing
[schwa] → [ash]
→
Re-stressing
[schwa] → [caret]
→
Syncope
[schwa] → [empty]
→
Glottalization
[schwa] → [glottal_stop]
→
Devoicing
[schwa] → [h]
→
Raising
[schwa] → [i]
→
Syllabic Nasalization
[schwa] → [n]
→
Re-stressing
[schwa] → [o]
→
Intrusive R
[schwa] → [r]
→
Fortition
[schwa] → [u]
→
Intrusive R
[schwa] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Fronting
[schwa] → [y]
→
Weakening
[sh_retroflex] → [r_flap]
→
Vocalization
[sh] → [i]
→
Retraction
[sh] → [k]
→
Palatalization
[sh] → [sh_palatal]
→
Vocalization
[sh] → [y]
→
Voicing
[sh] → [zh]
→
Affrication
[t_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Lenition
[t_aspirated] → [r_flap]
→
Assibilation
[t_aspirated] → [s]
→
Spirantization
[t_aspirated] → [th_vless]
→
Assibilation
[t_aspirated] → [ts]
→
Deaspiration
[t_aspirated] → [z]
→
Affrication
[t_palatal] → [ch]
→
Affrication
[t_palatalized] → [ch]
→
Affrication
[t] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Voicing
[t] → [d]
→
Elision
[t] → [empty]
→
Spirantization
[t] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[t] → [glottal_stop]
→
Debuccalization
[t] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[t] → [j_affricate]
→
Nasalization
[t] → [n]
→
Regressive Place Assimilation
[t] → [p]
→
Lenition
[t] → [r]
→
Flapping
[t] → [r_flap]
→
Lenition
[t] → [r_flap_retroflex]
→
Palatalization
[t] → [sh]
→
Aspiration
[t] → [t_aspirated]
→
Lenition
[t] → [th_vced]
→
Fricativization
[t] → [th_vless]
→
Assibilation
[t] → [ts]
→
Lenition
[t] → [x]
→
Assibilation
[t] → [z]
→
Stopping
[th_vced] → [d]
→
Fronting
[th_vced] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[th_vced] → [glottal_stop]
→
Vocalization
[th_vced] → [i]
→
Manner Assimilation
[th_vced] → [n]
→
Rhotacism
[th_vced] → [r]
→
Lenition
[th_vced] → [r_flap_retroflex]
→
Devoicing
[th_vced] → [s]
→
Reduction
[th_vced] → [schwa]
→
Stopping
[th_vced] → [t]
→
Retroflexion
[th_vced] → [t_retroflex]
→
Devoicing
[th_vced] → [th_vless]
→
Vocalization
[th_vced] → [u]
→
Labialization
[th_vced] → [v]
→
Sibilantization
[th_vced] → [z]
→
Stopping
[th_vless] → [d]
→
Elision
[th_vless] → [empty]
→
Labialization
[th_vless] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[th_vless] → [glottal_stop]
→
Labialization
[th_vless] → [p]
→
Rhotacism
[th_vless] → [r_flap]
→
Reduction
[th_vless] → [schwa]
→
Stopping
[th_vless] → [t]
→
Retroflexion
[th_vless] → [t_retroflex]
→
Voicing
[th_vless] → [th_vced]
→
Vocalization
[th_vless] → [u]
→
Fronting
[th_vless] → [v]
→
Velarization
[th_vless] → [x]
→
Diphthongization
[u] → [ai]
→
Vowel Lowering
[u] → [ash]
→
Great Vowel Shift
[u] → [au]
→
Unrounding
[u] → [caret]
→
Palatalization
[u] → [ch]
→
Fronting
[u] → [e]
→
Apocope
[u] → [empty]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [g]
→
Glottalization
[u] → [glottal_stop]
→
Lowering
[u] → [o]
→
Diphthongization
[u] → [ou]
→
Rhoticization
[u] → [r]
→
Vowel Reduction
[u] → [schwa]
→
Palatalization
[u] → [sh]
→
Diphthongization
[u] → [ui]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [v]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [x]
→
Fronting
[u] → [y]
→
Monophthongization
[ue] → [a]
→
Monophthongization
[ue] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[ue] → [i]
→
Monophthongization
[ue] → [u]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [e]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [o]
→
Lowering
[ui] → [oi]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [u]
→
Consonantalization
[uo] → [w]
→
Umlaut
[uo] → [y]
→
Vocalization
[uvular_fricative] → [a]
→
Vocalization
[uvular_fricative] → [caret]
→
Acoustic Shift
[uvular_fricative] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[uvular_fricative] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[uvular_fricative] → [o]
→
Vocalization
[uvular_fricative] → [schwa]
→
Vocalization
[uvular_fricative] → [u]
→
Labialization
[uvular_fricative] → [v]
→
Fronting
[uvular_fricative] → [x]
→
Vocalization
[v] → [a]
→
Stopping
[v] → [d]
→
Elision
[v] → [empty]
→
Devoicing
[v] → [f]
→
Fortition
[v] → [g]
→
Debuccalization
[v] → [glottal_stop]
→
Palatalization
[v] → [j_glide]
→
Nasalization
[v] → [m]
→
Fortition
[v] → [p]
→
Reduction
[v] → [schwa]
→
Vocalization
[v] → [u]
→
Lenition
[v] → [w]
→
Retraction
[v] → [x]
→
Palatalization
[v] → [y]
→
Vocalization
[w] → [au]
→
Elision
[w] → [empty]
→
Fronting
[w] → [j_glide]
→
Vocalization
[w] → [u]
→
Fortition
[w] → [v]
→
Vowel Fronting
[x] → [ash]
→
Elision
[x] → [empty]
→
Labialization
[x] → [f]
→
Voicing
[x] → [g]
→
Voicing
[x] → [gamma]
→
Debuccalization
[x] → [glottal_stop]
→
Debuccalization
[x] → [h]
→
Fortition
[x] → [k]
→
Vocalization
[x] → [o]
→
Reduction
[x] → [schwa]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [sh]
→
Dissimilation
[x] → [th_vless]
→
Vocalization
[x] → [u]
→
Retraction
[x] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Voicing
[x] → [w]
→
Backing
[x] → [x_uvular]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [y]
→
Fronting
[x_uvular] → [r_flap]
→
Voicing
[x_uvular] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Lowering
[y] → [a]
→
Nasalization
[y] → [ain]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [ash]
→
Consonantalization
[y] → [b]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [caret]
→
Palatalization
[y] → [ch]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [e]
→
Elision
[y] → [empty]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [eps]
→
Fortition
[y] → [g]
→
Debuccalization
[y] → [glottal_stop]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [i]
→
Rhotic Correspondence
[y] → [r]
→
Vowel Reduction
[y] → [schwa]
→
Fricativization
[y] → [x]
→
Stopping
[z] → [d]
→
Vocalization
[z] → [e]
→
Palatalization
[z] → [j_glide]
→
Rhotacism
[z] → [r]
→
Rhotacism
[z] → [r_flap]
→
Reduction
[z] → [schwa]
→
Palatalization
[z] → [sh]
→
Gutturalization
[z] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Labialization
[z] → [v]
→
Palatalization
[z] → [y]
→
Palatalization
[z] → [zh]
→
Fortition
[zh] → [j_affricate]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [s]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [sh]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [x_uvular]
→