[g]→[ʔ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiced velar plosive to Glottal stop
Debuccalization of the voiced velar stop [g] to a glottal stop [ʔ] is observed in certain Arabic dialects and as a stage of lenition in various languages.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
gala→'ala [ʔala]— urban prestige shift
Related Transformations
More Semitic Shifts
Sources & References
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