[e]→[ẽ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Close-mid front unrounded vowel to Nasalized close-mid front unrounded vowel
The nasalization of the mid-front vowel [e] is a common process in languages where vowels are followed by nasal consonants, particularly in Romance languages.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
Latin venit [e]→Portuguese vem [vẽj]— Latin intervocalic [n] was lost in Portuguese, leaving a nasalized vowel (venit > vẽe > vem).
Related Transformations
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