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Rounding Backing

Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced labio-velar approximant

Palatal glides may shift to labio-velar glides, often involving rounding and backing in specific phonetic environments.

Phonetic Effects

Rounding, Backing

Language Examples

Related Transformations

More Rounding Shifts

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

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