The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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Consonants

44 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Voice Loss
[b] → [p]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ch]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Simplification
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [s]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Merger
[ch_retroflex] → [ch]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [s]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [sh]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Merger
[ch] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Deaffrication
[ch] → [sh]
→
Voice Loss
[d] → [t]
→
Epenthesis
[empty] → [glottal_stop]
→
Allophony
[g] → [g_uvular]
→
Voice Loss
[g] → [k]
→
Elision
[glottal_stop] → [empty]
→
Elision
[h] → [empty]
→
Voice Loss
[j_affricate] → [ch]
→
Vocalization
[kl] → [schwa]
→
Fortition
[l] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [m]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [n]
→
Assimilation
[n_uvular] → [ng]
→
Allophony
[q] → [g_uvular]
→
Allophony
[q] → [n_uvular]
→
Debuccalization
[s] → [h]
→
Voicing
[sh_retroflex] → [dz]
→
Debuccalization
[sh_retroflex] → [h]
→
De-retroflexion
[sh_retroflex] → [s]
→
Merger
[sh_retroflex] → [sh]
→
Affrication
[sh_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Assibilation
[t_retroflex] → [s]
→
Assibilation
[t_retroflex] → [z]
→
Palatalization
[t] → [ch]
→
Voicing
[tl] → [d]
→
Deaspiration
[ts_aspirated] → [ts]
→
Retraction
[ts] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Voice Loss
[z] → [s]
→
Elision
[zh_retroflex] → [empty]
→
Liquid Shift
[zh_retroflex] → [l]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [z]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [zh]
→
Merger
[zh] → [zh_retroflex]
→