[õ]→[ə]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Nasalized close-mid back rounded vowel to Mid central vowel
The nasalized vowel [õ] reduces to schwa [ə] in unstressed syllables through stress-conditioned vowel reduction. This process is well-documented in Romance languages, where nasalization is lost as the vowel centralizes in weak positions.
Phonetic Effects
Centralization, Denasalization, Vowel Reduction
Language Examples
[bɔ̃]→[bə]— Nasalized [õ] reduces to schwa in unstressed contexts in rapid or casual French speech.
[õ]→[ə]— Reduction of nasalized [õ] in unstressed syllables with denasalization.
Related Transformations
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