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Merger

24 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Diphthongization
[a_nas] → [au]
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Backing
[ch_palatal] → [ch]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ch]
→
Deaspiration
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex_aspirated] → [ts_aspirated]
→
Merger
[ch_retroflex] → [ch]
→
Deaffrication
[ch_retroflex] → [s]
→
De-retroflexion
[ch_retroflex] → [ts]
→
Merger
[ch] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[g] → [ain]
→
Deretroflexion
[l_retroflex] → [r]
→
Depalatalization
[n_palatal] → [n_palatalized]
→
Diphthongization
[o_nas] → [au]
→
Fronting
[q] → [k]
→
Voicing
[sh_retroflex] → [dz]
→
De-retroflexion
[sh_retroflex] → [s]
→
Merger
[sh_retroflex] → [sh]
→
Palatalization
[sh] → [sh_palatal]
→
Assibilation
[t_retroflex] → [s]
→
Palatalization
[th_vless] → [sh]
→
Merger
[uvular_fricative] → [ain]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [z]
→
Merger
[zh_retroflex] → [zh]
→
Merger
[zh] → [zh_retroflex]
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