[a]→[m]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Open front unrounded vowel to Bilabial nasal
Similar to the [a] to [n] shift, [a] to [m] occurs through nasalization and subsequent re-consonantalization, typically when influenced by labial environments.
Phonetic Effects
Nasalization, Labialization
Language Examples
-anem (Latin)→-ão [ɐ̃w̃] / [am]— Nasalized diphthongs often involve labial closing that parallels an [m] sound.
Related Transformations
More Nasalization Shifts
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