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Quechuan

6 documented transformations found for this family.

Deaffrication
[ch] → [sh]
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Devoicing
[g_uvular] → [q]
→
Allophony
[q] → [g_uvular]
→
Spirantization
[q] → [x_uvular]
→
Debuccalization
[x] → [glottal_stop]
→
Fortition
[x_uvular] → [q]
→