[ẽ]→[i]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 4/5
Nasalized close-mid front unrounded vowel to Close front unrounded vowel
The phonetic transformation from a nasalized close-mid front unrounded vowel (e.g., /ẽ/) to an oral close front unrounded vowel (/i/) involves both denasalization and raising. This shift is a documented sound change in certain language families, where the nasal quality is lost and the vowel simultaneously moves to a higher tongue position.
Phonetic Effects
Denasalization, Vowel Raising
Language Examples
*-ẽ→-i— The final raising of Proto-Ersuic nasalized *ẽ to oral i occurred after an apicalization change.
Related Transformations
More Vowel Shift Shifts
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