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

Diphthong ou to Close-mid back rounded vowel

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

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