The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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Historical Linguistics

23 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Lenition
[ain] → [j_glide]
→
Lenition
[b_aspirated] → [empty]
→
Devoicing
[b_aspirated] → [p_aspirated]
→
Assimilation
[d_aspirated] → [d_retroflex]
→
Lenition
[d_palatalized] → [empty]
→
Affrication
[d_retroflex] → [j_affricate]
→
Lenition
[dz] → [s]
→
Denasalization
[e_nas] → [ie]
→
Fronting
[g_palatalized] → [dz]
→
Vocalization
[gamma] → [u]
→
Monophthongization
[ie] → [i]
→
Vocalization
[l] → [ou]
→
Vocalization
[n] → [i]
→
Denasalization
[n] → [k]
→
Denasalization
[ng] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [ai]
→
Nasalization
[r] → [n]
→
Manner Assimilation
[th_vced] → [n]
→
Devoicing
[th_vced] → [s]
→
Diphthong Reduction
[ui] → [j_glide]
→
Nasalization
[w] → [m]
→
Consonantalization
[y] → [w]
→
Devoicing
[z] → [t]
→