[ɟ]→[dʒ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced palatal plosive to Voiced postalveolar affricate
The shift from the voiced palatal stop [ɟ] to the voiced postalveolar affricate [dʒ] (j) is a common form of affrication, often representing the final stage of palatalization. The instability of the large contact area of the palatal stop frequently leads to a turbulent, fricative release.
Phonetic Effects
Affrication
Language Examples
Latin [ɡ]→Italian [dʒ]— Palatalization and affrication of Latin /ɡ/ before front vowels, seen in gelu → gelo.
*bruɡjō [ɟː]→[dʒ]— Affrication of geminate palatal stops in Germanic languages, as in the bridge word.
Related Transformations
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