[u]→[i]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Close back rounded vowel to Close front unrounded vowel
The close back rounded vowel /u/ can undergo a phonetic transformation to the close front unrounded vowel /i/ through a process involving both fronting and unrounding. This shift is attested in certain historical contexts, often conditioned by specific phonetic environments.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Unrounding
Language Examples
Proto-Semitic *u→/i/— Shift of short /u/ to /i/ in closed syllables.
Related Transformations
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