The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[dʱ]→[dz]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiced aspirated alveolar plosive to Voiced alveolar affricate

The shift from an aspirated voiced alveolar stop [dʱ] to a voiced alveolar affricate [dz] represents assibilation. This process is documented in historical stages of Indo-Aryan languages and certain lenition pathways where stops develop affricate articulation.

Phonetic Effects

Assibilation, Lenition

Language Examples

Related Transformations

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