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Na-Dene

12 documented transformations found for this family.

Lateralization
[k] → [kl]
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Palatalization
[kl] → [ch]
→
De-lateralization
[kl] → [k]
→
Vocalization
[kl] → [schwa]
→
Fronting
[kl] → [tl]
→
Deaffrication
[kl] → [ts]
→
Elision
[l_fricative] → [empty]
→
Fronting
[q] → [k]
→
Lateralization
[t] → [kl]
→
Retraction
[tl] → [kl]
→
Assibilation
[tl] → [s]
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Labialization
[z] → [v]
→