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[ũ]→[u]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5

Allophony Denasalization

Nasalized close back rounded vowel to Close back rounded vowel

The nasalized vowel reduces to non-nasalized form through loss of nasalization in various phonological contexts.

Phonetic Effects

Denasalization

Language Examples

Multiple languages Various

[u_nas]→[u]— Denasalization documented in various languages.

Related Transformations

More Allophony Shifts

[a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [b] → [bʲ] — Palatalization [b] → [v] — Spirantization [d] → [dʲ] — Palatalization

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