The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ɟ]→[ʒ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiced palatal plosive to Voiced postalveolar fricative

The voiced palatal plosive [ɟ] frequently shifts to the voiced postalveolar fricative [ʒ] through spirantization. In Romance linguistics, this represents a key stage in the development of voiced velars and palatals into the modern French 'j' sound.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Spirantization

Language Examples

[ɟ]→[ʒ]— Spirantization of palatal plosives to postalveolar fricatives in French, exemplified by Latin GELU → gel and DIURNUM → jour.

Related Transformations

More Romance Shifts

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