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[b]→[dz]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Palatalization Affrication Bantu Niger-Congo Italic

Voiced bilabial plosive to Voiced alveolar affricate

The transformation of voiced bilabial stop [b] to the voiced alveolar affricate [dz] is a notable case of labial palatalization, where the place of articulation shifts significantly forward and becomes affricated.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Affrication

Language Examples

Bantu (Labial Palatalization) Niger-Congo

[b]→[dz]— Bantu languages frequently show labial consonants becoming dental or alveolar affricates under the influence of the palatal glide [j] or front vowels.

Romance Dialects Italic

Latin *b + [j]→[dz] / [dʒ]— Specific Romance varieties exhibit labial-to-affricate shifts.

Related Transformations

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More Palatalization Shifts

[b] → [bʲ] — Palatalization [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʲ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʒ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʑ] — Palatalization

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