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65 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Raising
[a_nas] → [o_nas]
→
Diphthongization
[a_nas] → [ou]
→
Denasalization
[a_nas] → [u]
→
Denasalization
[a_nas] → [w]
→
Pharyngealization
[a] → [ain]
→
Vowel Reduction
[a] → [caret]
→
Rounding
[a] → [o]
→
Nasalization
[a] → [o_nas]
→
Rounding
[a] → [u]
→
Backing
[a] → [uo]
→
Backing
[ai] → [au]
→
Rounding
[ai] → [oi]
→
Backing
[ai] → [ou]
→
Vocalization
[ain] → [caret]
→
Diphthongization
[ash] → [au]
→
Backing
[ash] → [caret]
→
Raising
[au] → [oi]
→
Lowering
[caret] → [a]
→
Depalatalization
[ch_palatal] → [k]
→
Backing
[d] → [gamma]
→
Denasalization
[e_nas] → [o]
→
Lowering
[e] → [a]
→
Diphthongization
[e] → [au]
→
Backing
[e] → [o]
→
Backing
[e] → [u]
→
Backing
[ei] → [oi]
→
Raising
[ei] → [ui]
→
Backing
[eps] → [caret]
→
Raising
[eps] → [o]
→
Backing
[eps] → [oi]
→
Backing
[f] → [x]
→
Lenition
[g] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Backing
[gamma] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Lowering
[i] → [a]
→
Diphthongization
[i] → [au]
→
Backing
[i] → [u]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [o]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [u]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [gamma]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [k]
→
Rounding
[j_glide] → [w]
→
Retroflexion
[l_palatal] → [l_retroflex]
→
Backing
[l_retroflex] → [gamma]
→
Nasalization
[p] → [ng]
→
Backing
[r] → [gamma]
→
Backing
[r] → [k]
→
Lenition
[r] → [x]
→
Backing
[sh_retroflex] → [x]
→
Backing
[sh] → [x]
→
Backing
[sh] → [x_uvular]
→
Lateralization
[t] → [kl]
→
Backing
[ts] → [x]
→
Backing
[ue] → [uo]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [o]
→
Retraction
[x] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Backing
[x] → [x_uvular]
→
Backing
[y] → [o]
→
Vowel Backing
[y] → [u]
→
Fricativization
[y] → [x]
→
Backing
[z] → [gamma]
→
Gutturalization
[z] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Devoicing
[z] → [x]
→
Backing
[zh] → [gamma]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [x]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [x_uvular]
→