[a]→[ĩ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Open front unrounded vowel to Nasalized close front unrounded vowel
The transformation from the open front unrounded vowel /a/ to the nasalized close front unrounded vowel /ĩ/ is a documented phonetic shift, primarily observed in specific contexts involving both vowel raising and nasalization. This change often occurs when an oral vowel becomes nasalized due to the influence of adjacent nasal consonants, followed by or concurrent with a significant raising in vowel height.
Phonetic Effects
Vowel Raising, Nasalization, Palatalization
Language Examples
MANDUCARE→mangier [ˈmĩʒi]— Latin tonic free /a/, when preceded by a palatal consonant, is raised to /i/ and nasalized.
Related Transformations
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