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Japonic

51 documented transformations found for this family.

Backing
[ai] → [ou]
→
Spirantization
[d_palatalized] → [zh_palatal]
→
Assibilation
[d] → [dz]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [j_palatal]
→
Devoicing
[e] → [h]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [s]
→
Fortition
[f] → [b]
→
Debuccalization
[f] → [h]
→
Bilabialization
[f] → [phi]
→
Nasalization
[g] → [ng]
→
Centralization
[gamma] → [schwa]
→
Fortition
[h] → [b]
→
Labialization
[h] → [phi]
→
Palatalization
[h] → [sh]
→
Elision
[i] → [empty]
→
Devoicing
[i] → [h]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [d]
→
Lenition
[k] → [f]
→
Voicing
[k] → [g]
→
Lenition
[k] → [phi]
→
Rhoticization
[l] → [r_flap]
→
Debuccalization
[m] → [glottal_stop]
→
Place Shift
[m] → [n_uvular]
→
Retraction
[n_palatal] → [ng]
→
Denasalization
[n] → [k]
→
Retraction
[n] → [n_uvular]
→
Liquidization
[n] → [r_flap]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [m]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [n]
→
Fronting
[n_uvular] → [n_palatal]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [ng]
→
Lenition
[n_uvular] → [o_nas]
→
Fronting
[n_uvular] → [r_flap]
→
Palatalization
[ng] → [n_palatal]
→
Spirantization
[p_palatalized] → [phi]
→
Debuccalization
[p] → [h]
→
Spirantization
[p] → [phi]
→
Debuccalization
[phi] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[phi] → [w]
→
Fortition
[r] → [t]
→
Palatalization
[s] → [sh_palatal]
→
Palatalization
[t_aspirated] → [ch]
→
Spirantization
[t_aspirated] → [phi]
→
Assibilation
[t_aspirated] → [ts]
→
Palatalization
[t] → [ch]
→
Palatalization
[t] → [ch_palatal]
→
Assibilation
[t] → [ts]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [l]
→
Affrication
[z_palatalized] → [j_palatal]
→
Affrication
[z] → [dz]
→
Fortition
[z] → [g]
→