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[e]→[ei]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 3/5

Diphthongization

Close-mid front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ei

The vowel e diphthongizes to ei through glide insertion and vowel shifting. This is a common phonological process in vowel system evolution.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization

Language Examples

Multiple languages Various

[e]→[ei]— Diphthongization in vowel system change.

Related Transformations

More Diphthongization Shifts

[i] → [ei] — Lowering [l] → [ou] — Vocalization [uo] → [ue] — Vowel Fronting [ã] → [au] — Diphthongization [ai] → [ie] — Monophthongization

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