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

Diphthongization Nasal Vowel

Nasalized close front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ui

The shift from [ĩ] to [ui] is a complex diphthongization that involves both a change in the nucleus and the development of a diphthongal glide.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization

Language Examples

Related Transformations

Reverse backing

More Vowel Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [∅] → [ŋ] — Epenthesis [i] → [ei] — Lowering [l] → [ou] — Vocalization [ɲ] → [j] — Reduction

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