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Consonant Shift

40 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Lenition
[ain] → [j_glide]
→
Lenition
[b] → [phi]
→
De-affrication
[ch_palatal] → [sh]
→
Deaspiration
[d_aspirated] → [j_glide]
→
Palatalization
[d_palatalized] → [d_palatal]
→
Devoicing
[d_palatalized] → [t_palatalized]
→
Retroflexion
[d_retroflex] → [d_palatalized]
→
Lenition
[d_retroflex] → [th_vced]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [j_palatal]
→
Backing
[f] → [x]
→
Debuccalization
[g_aspirated] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[g_palatalized] → [j_palatal]
→
Lenition
[glottal_stop] → [l]
→
Nasalization
[h] → [ng]
→
Place Assimilation
[j_glide] → [l]
→
Deaffrication
[j_palatal] → [d_palatal]
→
Spirantization
[k_aspirated] → [x]
→
Palatalization
[k] → [t_palatalized]
→
Devoicing
[l_fricative_voiced] → [h]
→
Nasalization
[l_palatal] → [n_palatal]
→
Backing
[l_retroflex] → [gamma]
→
Assimilation
[l] → [q]
→
Palatalization
[n] → [t_palatal]
→
Spirantization
[p_aspirated] → [f]
→
Debuccalization
[p_aspirated] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[p] → [r]
→
Backing
[r] → [gamma]
→
Place Assimilation
[r] → [m]
→
Nasalization
[r] → [n]
→
Fortition
[r] → [t]
→
Voicing
[r] → [t_aspirated]
→
Palatalization
[s] → [j_glide]
→
Fronting
[sh_retroflex] → [th_vless]
→
Debuccalization
[t_aspirated] → [h]
→
Lenition
[t_aspirated] → [r]
→
Spirantization
[t_aspirated] → [th_vless]
→
Lenition
[t_palatal] → [th_vless]
→
Lenition
[th_vced] → [j_glide]
→
Delabialization
[w] → [l]
→
Place Assimilation
[w] → [n]
→