The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ʈʂ]→[ʂ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiceless retroflex affricate to Voiceless retroflex fricative

The deaffrication of the voiceless retroflex affricate [ʈʂ] into a voiceless retroflex fricative [ʂ]. This is a common lenition process in which the initial stop closure is lost.

Phonetic Effects

Deaffrication, Lenition

Language Examples

[ʈʂ]→[ʂ]— Final stage of retroflex stop lenition.

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

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