[ɟ]→[y]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced palatal plosive to Close front rounded vowel
The voiced palatal plosive /ɟ/ can undergo a significant phonetic transformation, weakening to become the close front rounded vowel /y/. This shift represents a substantial degree of lenition, where a stop consonant vocalizes into a vowel, often involving intermediate stages of frication and approximation.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Vocalization, Palatalization
Language Examples
tuɟbərri→tuybərri— 'I looked after'. This demonstrates the weakening of /ɟ/ to /y/.
ʾa-ɟiba→ʾa-yba— 'this side'. Part of a phrase 'this side that side', showing /ɟ/ to /y/.
ʾo-ɟiba→ʾo-yba— 'that side'. Part of a phrase 'this side that side', showing /ɟ/ to /y/.
mudi→muy— 'what'. This example, while starting with /d/, is cited in the context of palatal weakening to /y/, suggesting an intermediate palatalized /dʲ/ or /ɟ/ stage.
Related Transformations
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