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[ɢ]→[ɣ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiced uvular plosive to Voiced velar fricative

The lenition of the voiced uvular stop [ɢ] into the voiced velar fricative [ɣ]. This process involves both spirantization and a slight fronting of the primary place of articulation.

Phonetic Effects

Spirantization, Lenition, Fronting

Language Examples

[ɢ]→[ɣ]— In many modern dialects, historical uvular stops or retracted velars lenite to velar fricatives.

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