The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ue]→[w]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Diphthong ue to Voiced labio-velar approximant

Reduction of the rising diphthong [ue] to the labiovelar glide [w] is a common process of desyllabification, turning a vowel cluster into a glide-vowel sequence.

Phonetic Effects

Reduction, Desyllabification

Language Examples

[ue]→[w]— Often observed in dialectal or fast speech where the first element loses syllabicity.

Related Transformations

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