[ĩ]→[ə]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5

Centralization Denasalization Vowel Reduction Romance

Nasalized close front unrounded vowel to Mid central vowel

The nasalized vowel [ĩ] reduces to schwa [ə] in unstressed syllables through stress-conditioned vowel reduction. This process is documented in Romance languages, where nasalization is lost and the vowel centralizes in weak positions.

Phonetic Effects

Centralization, Denasalization, Vowel Reduction

Language Examples

French Romance

[vɛ̃]→[və]— Nasalized [ĩ] reduces to schwa in unstressed contexts in rapid French speech.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Romance Shifts

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

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