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Retraction

43 documented transformations found for this phonetic process.

Retraction
[ain] → [uvular_fricative]
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Backing
[ch_palatal] → [ch]
→
Retraction
[ch_palatal] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[ch] → [x]
→
Retraction
[d_palatal] → [g]
→
Retraction
[dz] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[g] → [ain]
→
Retraction
[g] → [q]
→
Retraction
[gamma] → [ain]
→
Deaffrication
[j_affricate] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Fortition
[j_glide] → [g]
→
Deaffrication
[j_palatal] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[k_aspirated] → [q]
→
Retraction
[k] → [q]
→
Place Shift
[m] → [n_uvular]
→
Retraction
[n_palatal] → [n_uvular]
→
Retraction
[n_palatal] → [ng]
→
Retraction
[n] → [n_uvular]
→
Retraction
[ng] → [x_uvular]
→
Retraction
[s] → [k]
→
Retraction
[s] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[s] → [x]
→
Retraction
[sh_palatal] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Backing
[sh_retroflex] → [x]
→
Retraction
[sh] → [k]
→
Retraction
[sh] → [sh_retroflex]
→
Backing
[sh] → [x]
→
Retraction
[t_palatal] → [k]
→
Lenition
[t] → [x]
→
Retraction
[tl] → [kl]
→
Retraction
[ts_aspirated] → [ch_retroflex_aspirated]
→
Retraction
[ts] → [ch_retroflex]
→
Consonantalization
[u] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Retraction
[v] → [x]
→
Retraction
[w] → [g_uvular]
→
Retraction
[x] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Unrounding
[y] → [caret]
→
Backing
[z] → [gamma]
→
Fortition
[z] → [t_retroflex]
→
Devoicing
[z] → [x]
→
Retraction
[z] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Retraction
[zh_palatal] → [zh_retroflex]
→
Backing
[zh] → [gamma]
→