[ai]→[a]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 3/5
Diphthong ai to Open front unrounded vowel
The diphthong ai monophthongizes to the vowel a through reduction of the glide component. This is a common phonological process in vowel inventory simplification.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
Multiple languages Various
[ai]→[a]— Monophthongization documented across multiple languages.
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