[ʌ]→[j]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5
Open-mid back unrounded vowel to Voiced palatal approximant
The transformation of the back unrounded vowel [ʌ] to a palatal glide [j] represents an uncommon vowel-to-glide transition. This process is typically limited to highly specific phonological environments and is not widely documented across language families.
Phonetic Effects
Glide Formation, Palatalization
Language Examples
[ʌ]→[j]— Theoretical pathway of vowel gliding; not well-documented in established sound change literature.
Related Transformations
More Germanic Shifts
Sources & References
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