[ʁ]→[u]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Vocalization Vowel Coloring Germanic North Germanic

Voiced uvular fricative to Close back rounded vowel

The vocalization of the voiced uvular fricative [ʁ] into the high back rounded vowel [u] (or its near-equivalents) is a documented form of r-vocalization and vowel coloring, where the posterior consonant influences the height and rounding of adjacent vocalic segments.

Phonetic Effects

Vocalization, Vowel Coloring, Backing, Rounding

Language Examples

Danish North Germanic

Historical [ʁ]→[u̯/ʊ̯]— Extensive vocalization where the uvular rhotic colors the preceding vowel or merges into a high back rounded vowel quality.

German (Dialectal) Germanic

Coda [ʁ]→[u̯]— Vocalization in certain dialects where the 'R' produces a high back rounded off-glide or vowel resonance.

Related Transformations

Reverse Mid vocalization Low vocalization

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [ʕ] → [a] — Vocalization

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