[ɣ]→[p]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced velar fricative to Voiceless bilabial plosive
The transformation from a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/ to a voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ is a complex phonetic shift, involving changes in place of articulation (velar to bilabial), manner (fricative to plosive), and voicing (voiced to voiceless). While not a common unconditioned sound change, it can occur as a regular, context-dependent alternation, often driven by assimilatory processes.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Devoicing, Place Assimilation
Language Examples
/ɣ/→[p]— In Lusoga, the native reflex of Proto-Bantu *p is /ɣ/. However, this /ɣ/ surfaces as the allophone [p] after a nasal consonant, a process described as 'promotion of /ɣ/ to [p] in nasal hardening'. For instance, in forms like 'ḿ-p-à' (1. SG-give) compared to 'n-á-ɣ-à' (1. SG-PST-give), the underlying /ɣ/ is realized as [p] after the nasal prefix.
Related Transformations
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