The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[oi]→[o]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 3/5

Diphthong oi to Close-mid back rounded vowel

The diphthong oi monophthongizes to the vowel o through reduction of the glide component. This is a common phonological process in vowel inventory simplification.

Phonetic Effects

Monophthongization

Language Examples

[oi]→[o]— Monophthongization documented across multiple languages.

Related Transformations

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