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[dʲ]→[j]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Palatalized voiced alveolar plosive to Voiced palatal approximant

The transformation from a palatalized voiced alveolar plosive (dʲ) to a voiced palatal approximant (j) is a common phonetic shift, representing a process of lenition. This change involves the weakening of the plosive articulation, where the complete closure of the plosive is relaxed to the partial obstruction of an approximant, while the palatalized quality of the original consonant fully manifests as a palatal sound.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Palatalization, Approximantization

Language Examples

dʲiə→jiə— Example of lenition where dʲ becomes j.
dʲuən→juən— Lenition of dʲ to j, often triggered by specific grammatical contexts.

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

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