The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ã]→[ũ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Nasalized open front unrounded vowel to Nasalized close back rounded vowel

The shift from a low nasalized vowel [ã] to a high back rounded nasalized vowel [ũ] involves both raising and rounding, often as a result of vowel chain shifts or assimilation to nearby labial/velar segments.

Phonetic Effects

Raising, Rounding

Language Examples

Related Transformations

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