[r]→[i]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Alveolar trill to Close front unrounded vowel
The shift from the rhotic [r] to the high-front vowel [i] (or palatal glide [j]) is a form of vocalization. It occurs in specific dialects where syllable-final rhotics lose their trill and consolidate into a palatal resonance.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Gliding
Language Examples
porque [r]→[ˈpoike]— Syllable-final r (and l) systematically vocalizes into a palatal glide in the Cibao region.
hablar→hablai [j]
Related Transformations
More Romance Shifts
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