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Old French

19 documented transformations found for this language.

Raising
[a_nas] → [ash]
→
Assimilatory Nasalization
[a] → [a_nas]
→
Fronting
[a] → [e]
→
Monophthongization
[ai] → [e_nas]
→
De-affrication
[ch_palatal] → [sh]
→
Elision
[d_palatal] → [empty]
→
Palatalization
[d_palatalized] → [sh]
→
Lenition
[dz] → [s]
→
Backing
[ei] → [oi]
→
Compensatory Nasalization
[empty] → [a_nas]
→
Consonant Loss
[empty] → [o_nas]
→
Vocalization
[f] → [u]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [e_nas]
→
De-affrication
[j_affricate] → [z]
→
Vocalization
[l] → [au]
→
Consonant Deletion
[n] → [a_nas]
→
Deaspiration
[t_aspirated] → [z]
→
Assibilation
[t_palatal] → [ts]
→
Vowel Fronting
[uo] → [ue]
→