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Monophthongization Lowering Romance Sino-Tibetan

Diphthong ui to Open front unrounded vowel

Monophthongization of the diphthong [ui] to the open front unrounded vowel [a] through vowel merger and reduction. This shift occurs in various Romance and Sino-Tibetan languages, representing a common pathway in diphthong simplification.

Phonetic Effects

Monophthongization, Lowering

Language Examples

Wu Chinese (contemporary) Sino-Tibetan

[ui]→[a]— In Wu Chinese dialects, the diphthong [ui] monophthongizes to [a] in certain phonological contexts.

Romance languages (dialectal) Romance

[ui]→[a]— In some Romance dialects, the diphthong [ui] reduces to open vowel [a] in rapid speech and casual registers.

Related Transformations

Reverse Alternative monophthongization target

More Romance Shifts

[ã] → [õ] — Raising [a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [ai] → [e] — Monophthongization

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