[j]→[ə]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced palatal approximant to Mid central vowel
The palatal glide [j] reduces to schwa [ə] in unstressed syllables through weakening and centralization. This process reflects the phonetic instability of glides in weak positions, where they may lose their consonantal quality.
Phonetic Effects
Centralization, Vowel Reduction, Weakening
Language Examples
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