[ã]→[w]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Nasalized open front unrounded vowel to Voiced labio-velar approximant
The nasalized open front unrounded vowel /ã/ can undergo a process of weakening, leading to its transformation into the voiced labio-velar approximant /w/. This shift involves a significant change in articulatory features, moving from a nasalized open front vowel to a non-nasal, rounded, labio-velar approximant.
Phonetic Effects
Denasalization, Backing, Rounding, Reduction
Language Examples
/ã/→/w/— Specific examples are documented in the cited source, illustrating the weakening of the nasalized vowel to a labio-velar approximant.
Related Transformations
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