[uo]→[ə]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 2/5
Diphthong uo to Mid central vowel
The diphthong [uo] reduces to schwa [ə] in unstressed syllables through stress-conditioned vowel reduction. This process reflects the phonetic economy of unstressed positions, where full diphthongal articulation is simplified to schwa.
Phonetic Effects
Centralization, Vowel Reduction
Language Examples
[uo]→[ə]— Reduction pattern observed in unstressed syllables in various Romance language varieties.
Related Transformations
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