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East Slavic

15 documented transformations found for this family.

Vowel Reduction
[caret] → [schwa]
→
Affrication
[d_palatalized] → [dz]
→
Devoicing
[d_palatalized] → [t_palatalized]
→
Vowel Raising
[e] → [i]
→
Backing
[e] → [o]
→
Prothesis
[empty] → [v]
→
Backing
[f] → [x]
→
Lenition
[g] → [v]
→
Satem Shift
[g] → [z]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [zh_palatal]
→
Palatalization
[gamma] → [zh]
→
Palatalization
[k_palatalized] → [ts]
→
Palatalization
[k_palatalized] → [zh]
→
Backing of Primary Articulation
[t_palatal] → [k_palatalized]
→
Palatalization
[t_palatalized] → [t_palatal]
→