The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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Sino-Tibetan

102 documented transformations found for this family.

Intrusive R
[a] → [r]
→
Voice Loss
[b] → [p]
→
Retraction
[ch_palatal] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Voicing
[ch_palatal] → [j_palatal]
→
Lenition
[ch_palatal] → [sh_palatal]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ch]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Lenition
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [empty]
→
Simplification
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [s]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Merger
[ch_retroflex] → [ch]
→
Voicing
[ch_retroflex] → [j_affricate]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [s]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [sh]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [sh_retroflex]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Merger
[ch] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Devoicing
[d_palatalized] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Devoicing
[d_retroflex] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Lenition
[d_retroflex] → [r]
→
Spirantization
[d_retroflex] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Voice Loss
[d] → [t]
→
Lenition
[dz] → [j_glide]
→
Deaffrication
[dz] → [l]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [glottal_stop]
→
Fortition
[f] → [p_aspirated]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [j_palatal]
→
Voice Loss
[g] → [k]
→
Fronting
[g_uvular] → [g]
→
Lenition
[g_uvular] → [r_flap]
→
Elision
[glottal_stop] → [empty]
→
Elision
[h] → [empty]
→
Voice Loss
[j_affricate] → [ch]
→
Deaffrication
[j_affricate] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [sh_palatal]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [z]
→
Deaffrication
[j_palatal] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Palatalization
[k_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Palatalization
[k_aspirated] → [j_glide]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [ch_palatal]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Aspiration
[k] → [k_aspirated]
→
Fortition
[l_retroflex] → [d_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[l] → [d]
→
Debuccalization
[l] → [h]
→
Fortition
[l] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Debuccalization
[m] → [glottal_stop]
→
Debuccalization
[n] → [h]
→
Lenition
[n_uvular] → [empty]
→
Palatalization
[ng] → [sh]
→
Diphthongization
[o] → [au]
→
Elision
[r] → [empty]
→
Debuccalization
[r] → [glottal_stop]
→
Backing
[r] → [k]
→
Nasalization
[r] → [n]
→
Velarization
[r] → [ng]
→
Debuccalization
[s] → [h]
→
Fronting
[schwa] → [y]
→
Retraction
[sh_palatal] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Affrication
[sh_retroflex] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Voicing
[sh_retroflex] → [dz]
→
Debuccalization
[sh_retroflex] → [h]
→
De-retroflexion
[sh_retroflex] → [s]
→
Merger
[sh_retroflex] → [sh]
→
Affrication
[sh_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Deaspiration
[t_aspirated] → [d]
→
Lenition
[t_aspirated] → [x]
→
Palatalization
[t_retroflex] → [ch]
→
Debuccalization
[t_retroflex] → [glottal_stop]
→
Assibilation
[t_retroflex] → [s]
→
Palatalization
[t_retroflex] → [sh]
→
De-retroflexion
[t_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Assibilation
[t_retroflex] → [z]
→
Palatalization
[t_retroflex] → [zh]
→
Velarization
[t] → [k]
→
Retraction
[ts_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Deaspiration
[ts_aspirated] → [ts]
→
Retraction
[ts] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Lenition
[ts] → [j_glide]
→
Palatalization
[ts] → [t_palatal]
→
Monophthongization
[ui] → [a]
→
Monophthongization
[uo] → [a]
→
Monophthongization
[uo] → [i]
→
Monophthongization
[uo] → [o]
→
Debuccalization
[uvular_fricative] → [glottal_stop]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [ch]
→
Fortition
[x] → [k_aspirated]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [sh_palatal]
→
Vocalization
[x] → [u]
→
Palatalization
[x] → [y]
→
Palatalization
[z] → [ch]
→
Voice Loss
[z] → [s]
→
Retraction
[zh_palatal] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[zh_retroflex] → [d_retroflex]
→
Elision
[zh_retroflex] → [empty]
→
Liquid Shift
[zh_retroflex] → [l]
→
Weakening
[zh_retroflex] → [r_flap]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [z]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [zh]
→
Devoicing
[zh] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Merger
[zh] → [zh_retroflex]
→