[ɟ]→[g]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiced palatal plosive to Voiced velar plosive
Retraction of the voiced palatal stop [ɟ] to a voiced velar stop [g] represents a shift of place of articulation from palatal to velar. This is documented in various language families as a process of consonant simplification and merger.
Phonetic Effects
Retraction
Language Examples
[ɟ]→[g]— Retraction of palatal stops to velars in certain phonological contexts in Portuguese dialects.
Related Transformations
More Romance Shifts
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