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[ai]→[o]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5

Diphthong ai to Close-mid back rounded vowel

Monophthongization of diphthong [ai] to close-mid back rounded vowel [o] through vowel merger and rounding addition. This process combines glide absorption with vowel quality change.

Phonetic Effects

Monophthongization, Rounding, Lowering

Language Examples

Portuguese (Brazilian) Romance

[ai]→[o]— Monophthongization in casual speech and certain dialects.

Spanish (regional) Romance

[ai]→[o]— Vowel shift in rapid speech and non-standard varieties.

French (historical) Romance

[ai]→[o]— Historical monophthongization in Old French evolution.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Rounding Shifts

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

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