The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ɛ]→[ã]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Open-mid front unrounded vowel to Nasalized open front unrounded vowel

The shift from open-mid front unrounded vowel [ɛ] to nasalized open central unrounded vowel [ã] involves both nasalization and lowering of the vowel tongue position.

Phonetic Effects

Nasalization, Lowering

Language Examples

historical stages [ɛ]→modern [ã]— French historical development saw open-mid vowels nasalize and lower before nasal consonants. E.g., 'dent' [dɛ̃nt] > [dã].

Related Transformations

More Nasalization Shifts

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