Back to Matrix [u] → [i] Edit this Data

[i]→[u]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5

Close front unrounded vowel to Close back rounded vowel

The vowel i shifts to u through Backing. This represents a documented vowel shift pattern.

Phonetic Effects

Backing

Language Examples

Multiple languages Various

[i]→[u]— Backing vowel shift process.

Related Transformations

More Backing Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [e] → [o] — Backing [r] → [ɣ] — Backing [a] → [ʕ] — Pharyngealization [a] → [ʌ] — Vowel Reduction

Sources & References

Spotted a mistake or have a better example?

EchoDrift is community-driven. You can suggest a change directly through GitHub.

Propose an Edit on GitHub