The article describes the phonetic process known as akanʹe, which consists in the lack of differentiation between the unstressed [a], [ɛ], and [ɔ] (i.e., pronouncing them as [a]), e.g., Br balota (balˈɔta, etymologically bolˈoto) ‘swamp’, malako (malakˈɔ, etymologically molokˈo) ‘milk’, haktar (γaktˈar, et…