It is usually defined as a process whereby front vowels consonantalize (palatalize) to the semivowel /j/ when followed by certain other vowels [...] or whereby back vowels consonantalize (labiovelarize) to the semivowel /w/ [...]
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Consonantalize
Synonyms for "consonantalize"
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Finnish
2 entries- muuttua konsonantiksi verb (Translations)
- tulla konsonantiksi verb (Translations)
German
1 entries- konsonantieren verb (Translations)
Romanian
1 entries- consonantiza verb (Translations)
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