[b]→[y]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiced bilabial plosive to Close front rounded vowel
The phonetic transformation from a voiced bilabial plosive [b] to a close front rounded vowel [y] represents an extreme case of lenition and vocalization, involving a significant shift in both manner and place of articulation.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
*b→/y/— In Shehret, the vowel /y/ is documented as a reflex of historical *b in a closed set of lexemes.
Related Transformations
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