[n]→[i]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Alveolar nasal to Close front unrounded vowel
The transformation of the alveolar nasal /n/ into the close front unrounded vowel /i/ is a documented phonetic shift, notably observed in the historical development of Ancient Egyptian. This process, often involving an intermediate stage of nasalization, represents a vocalization of the consonant.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Assimilation, Nasalization
Language Examples
inb.t→ib.t— The word 'inb.t' (she-caracal) from the Old Kingdom shows a shift to 'ib.t'. Another instance is the writing 'ir' for 'inr' (stone) in the Graeco-Roman period, where /n/ assimilated to /i/.
Related Transformations
More Assimilation Shifts
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