[h]→[p]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless glottal fricative to Voiceless bilabial plosive
The voiceless glottal fricative /h/ can undergo a phonetic transformation to the voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ through processes of fortition and assimilation. This shift is typically conditioned by the phonetic environment, often occurring in the presence of neighboring bilabial sounds.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Place Assimilation
Language Examples
/m+hiiga/→[mpiiga]— The glottal fricative /h/ changes to a bilabial plosive [p] when immediately preceded by a bilabial nasal /m/.
ma-hu→ma-pu— The /h/ in the affix 'ma-hu' undergoes regressive assimilation to /p/ when attached to root adjectives ending in /m/ or /p/.
pa-hu→pa-pu— The /h/ in the affix 'pa-hu' undergoes regressive assimilation to /p/ when attached to root adjectives ending in /m/ or /p/.
Related Transformations
More Assimilation Shifts
Sources & References
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