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Austroasiatic

22 documented transformations found for this family.

Voice Loss
[b] → [p]
→
Devoicing
[d_palatal] → [t_palatal]
→
Voice Loss
[d] → [t]
→
Retraction
[dz] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [glottal_stop]
→
Voice Loss
[g] → [k]
→
Elision
[glottal_stop] → [empty]
→
Elision
[h] → [empty]
→
Voice Loss
[j_affricate] → [ch]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [d_palatalized]
→
Lenition
[m] → [w]
→
Fortition
[ng] → [k]
→
Vocalization
[ng] → [o_nas]
→
Fricativization
[p] → [f]
→
Assibilation
[r_flap] → [z]
→
Backing
[r] → [gamma]
→
Debuccalization
[s] → [h]
→
Stopping
[s] → [t]
→
Rhotacism
[sh] → [r]
→
Lenition
[t] → [phi]
→
Lowering
[ui] → [oi]
→
Voice Loss
[z] → [s]
→