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[ei]→[ai]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Diphthong ei to Diphthong ai

The shift from [ei] to [ai] involves the lowering of the first element of the diphthong. This is a common development in many languages, often associated with vowel lowering shifts or chain shifts.

Phonetic Effects

Lowering of the Nucleus

Language Examples

Polder Dutch Germanic

kijken [ɛi]→kijken [ai]— Modern Dutch sociolinguistic variation involving the lowering of the nucleus.

Modern English Dialects Germanic

day [dei]→day [dai]— Variation in several accents (e.g., Australian, Cockney) involving further lowering.

Related Transformations

Reverse Lowering chain

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ɛ] — Vowel Raising

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