The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ou]→[æ]Certainty: 1/5Commonality: 1/5

Diphthong ou to Near-open front unrounded vowel

Monophthongization of diphthong [ou] to near-open front unrounded vowel [æ] through vowel merger with fronting, unrounding, and lowering.

Phonetic Effects

Monophthongization, Fronting, Unrounding, Lowering

Language Examples

[ou]→[æ]— Rare vowel shift in certain non-standard accents.
[ou]→[æ]— Extreme reduction in casual articulation.
[ou]→[æ]— Regional vowel variation.

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