[ŋ]→[w]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Velar nasal to Voiced labio-velar approximant
A vocalization shift where the velar nasal [ŋ] reduces towards a labio-velar approximant [w], often observed in rapid speech or specific dialectal contexts.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Velar Reduction
Language Examples
something [sʌmθɪŋ]→[sʌmθɪw]— Reduction and vocalization of word-final -ng in informal or fast-paced speech.
Related Transformations
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