The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ũ]→[ĩ]Certainty: 1/5Commonality: 1/5

Nasalized close back rounded vowel to Nasalized close front unrounded vowel

The shift from a high back rounded nasalized vowel [ũ] to a high front unrounded nasalized vowel [ĩ] involves unrounding and fronting, similar to the oral [u] to [i] or [y] shifts.

Phonetic Effects

Unrounding, Fronting

Language Examples

Related Transformations

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