The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
Back to Matrix

Fronting

109 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Raising
[a_nas] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[a] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[a] → [e]
→
Fronting
[a] → [eps]
→
Raising
[a] → [i]
→
Rounding
[a] → [ui]
→
Fronting
[a] → [y]
→
Fortition
[ain] → [g]
→
Fronting
[ain] → [k]
→
Fronting
[au] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[au] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[au] → [ei]
→
Raising
[au] → [oi]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [e]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [ei]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [eps]
→
Diphthongization
[caret] → [ie]
→
Fronting
[caret] → [y]
→
Deaffrication
[ch] → [s]
→
Deaffrication
[ch] → [th_vless]
→
Fronting
[ch] → [ts]
→
Deaspiration
[d_aspirated] → [b]
→
Fronting
[d_palatal] → [z]
→
Diphthong Shift
[ei] → [ie]
→
Palatalization
[g_aspirated] → [dz]
→
Palatalization
[g_aspirated] → [zh]
→
Fronting
[g_palatalized] → [d_palatal]
→
Fronting
[g_palatalized] → [dz]
→
Lenition
[g_palatalized] → [r_flap]
→
Fronting
[g] → [d]
→
Devoicing
[g] → [t]
→
Fronting
[g_uvular] → [g]
→
Fronting
[g_uvular] → [r]
→
Fronting
[gamma] → [z]
→
Vocalization
[h] → [i]
→
Voicing
[h] → [v]
→
Devoicing
[j_affricate] → [s]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [z]
→
Fronting
[k_palatalized] → [s]
→
Fronting
[k_palatalized] → [t_palatal]
→
Fronting
[k_palatalized] → [t_palatalized]
→
Palatalization
[k_palatalized] → [ts]
→
Palatalization
[k_palatalized] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Velar Fronting
[k] → [t]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [t_palatalized]
→
Fronting
[k] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Fronting
[k] → [z]
→
Assibilation
[kl] → [s]
→
Fronting
[kl] → [tl]
→
Deaffrication
[kl] → [ts]
→
Deretroflexion
[l_retroflex] → [l_palatal]
→
Fronting
[n_uvular] → [n_palatal]
→
Fronting
[n_uvular] → [r_flap]
→
Labialization
[ng] → [m]
→
Fronting
[ng] → [n]
→
Diphthongization
[o] → [ai]
→
Fronting
[o] → [e]
→
Umlaut
[o] → [i]
→
Raising
[o] → [ui]
→
Fronting
[o] → [y]
→
Unrounding
[oi] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[oi] → [ash]
→
Fronting
[ou] → [ai]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[ou] → [e]
→
Fronting
[ou] → [ei]
→
Diphthongal Fronting
[ou] → [oi]
→
Fronting
[p_palatalized] → [t_palatal]
→
Lenition
[p] → [y]
→
Fronting
[q] → [d]
→
Fronting
[q] → [dz]
→
Voicing
[q] → [g]
→
Fronting
[q] → [j_affricate]
→
Fronting
[q] → [k]
→
Fronting
[q] → [t]
→
Spirantization
[q] → [x]
→
Palatalization
[r] → [l_palatal]
→
Fronting
[schwa] → [y]
→
Fronting
[sh_retroflex] → [th_vless]
→
Fronting
[sh] → [th_vless]
→
De-retroflexion
[t_retroflex] → [d]
→
De-retroflexion
[t_retroflex] → [t]
→
Fronting
[th_vced] → [f]
→
Devoicing
[th_vced] → [s]
→
Fronting
[th_vless] → [v]
→
Unrounding
[u_nas] → [i_nas]
→
Diphthongization
[u] → [ai]
→
Fronting
[u] → [e]
→
Fronting
[u] → [i]
→
Fronting
[u] → [y]
→
Monophthongization
[ue] → [ash]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [e]
→
Fronting
[ui] → [ei]
→
Monophthongization
[uo] → [a]
→
Vowel Fronting
[uo] → [ue]
→
Umlaut
[uo] → [y]
→
Hardening
[uvular_fricative] → [g]
→
Fronting
[uvular_fricative] → [x]
→
Palatalization
[uvular_fricative] → [y]
→
Palatalization
[v] → [y]
→
Fronting
[w] → [j_glide]
→
Delabialization
[w] → [l]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [sh]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [sh_palatal]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [y]
→
Fortition
[x_uvular] → [k]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [s]
→
Fronting
[zh] → [z]
→