The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[i]→[ĩ]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5

Close front unrounded vowel to Nasalized close front unrounded vowel

The vowel i shifts to i_nas through Nasalization. This is a documented phonological process in various languages.

Phonetic Effects

Nasalization

Language Examples

[i]→[i_nas]— Nasalization process in vowel shifts.

Related Transformations

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