[p]→[uo]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless bilabial plosive to Diphthong uo
The transformation of a voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ into the diphthong /uo/ is an unusual but attested phonetic shift, primarily occurring through a series of lenition and vocalization processes. This shift involves the consonant losing its plosive articulation, potentially becoming a fricative or approximant, and then vocalizing to a vowel, which subsequently forms part of a diphthong.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Vocalization, Diphthongization
Language Examples
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