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Fricativization

26 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Consonantalization
[au] → [f]
→
Consonantization of the Vocalic Glide
[au] → [v]
→
Devoicing
[b_aspirated] → [f]
→
Devoicing
[d_aspirated] → [f]
→
Lenition
[g_palatalized] → [x]
→
Lenition
[g] → [x_uvular]
→
Palatalization
[g] → [zh_palatal]
→
Fricativization
[j_glide] → [sh]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [zh_palatal]
→
Palatalization
[k_palatalized] → [zh]
→
Lenition
[k] → [gamma]
→
Lenition
[m] → [v]
→
Fricativization
[n_palatal] → [sh]
→
Lenition
[n_palatal] → [zh]
→
Denasalization
[n] → [z]
→
Palatalization
[ng] → [sh]
→
Spirantization
[q] → [x_uvular]
→
Fricativization
[r_palatalized] → [zh]
→
Lenition
[r] → [th_vced]
→
Uvularization
[r] → [x_uvular]
→
Lenition
[t_aspirated] → [x]
→
Spirantization
[t] → [f]
→
Lenition
[t] → [l_fricative]
→
Fricativization
[t] → [th_vless]
→
Fricativization
[u] → [f]
→
Fricativization
[y] → [x]
→