[ɡʲ]→[ɟ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Palatalized voiced velar plosive to Voiced palatal plosive
The shift from 'ɡʲ' to 'ɟ' represents the fronting of a voiced velar stop to a palatal position. Like its voiceless counterpart, it is a frequent intermediate stage in the palatalization processes of many language families.
Phonetic Effects
Fronting, Palatalization
Language Examples
ɡʲ→ɟ— Fronting of voiced velars in early stages of palatalization.
ɡ [ɡʲ]→ɟ— Intermediate stage in the palatalization of voiced velars before front vowels.
Related Transformations
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