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[ĩ]→[ai]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Diphthongization Vowel Shift Nasalization Romance

Nasalized close front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ai

The diphthongization of a high nasalized front vowel [ĩ] to [ai] or [ãi] is a known historical stage in some languages before further lowering or shift, as seen in the development of long high vowels in nasal contexts.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization

Language Examples

French (Historical) Romance

finis [i:]→fin [ɛ̃]— Historical stage where Latin long /i:/ nasalized and diphthongized towards [ãi] before lowering to [ɛ̃].

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Vowel Shift Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [ai] → [e] — Monophthongization

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