The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[dz]→[∅]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiced alveolar affricate to Empty sound / Zero

The elision of the voiced alveolar affricate [dz] often occurs during the simplification of complex consonantal sequences or in rapid speech in languages that allow these sounds.

Phonetic Effects

Elision

Language Examples

Related Transformations

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