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English (Historical)

11 documented transformations found for this language.

Diphthongization
[a] → [w]
→
Monophthongization
[ai] → [i]
→
Lenition
[t] → [th_vced]
→
Acoustic Shift
[uvular_fricative] → [f]
→
Labialization
[uvular_fricative] → [v]
→
Palatalization
[v] → [y]
→
Elision
[w] → [empty]
→
Vowel Fronting
[x] → [ash]
→
Debuccalization
[x] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[x] → [u]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [y]
→