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[a]→[uo]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Backing Diphthongization Romance

Open front unrounded vowel to Diphthong uo

The development of [a] into the rising back diphthong [uo] involves backing and rounding, typically seen as part of a general vowel chain shift.

Phonetic Effects

Backing, Rounding, Diphthongization

Language Examples

Related Transformations

Reverse Rounding of [a]

More Backing Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [ai] → [e] — Monophthongization

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