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[h]→[t]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 1/5

Voiceless glottal fricative to Voiceless alveolar plosive

A rare case of fortition where a glottal fricative [h] strengthens into a voiceless alveolar stop [t].

Phonetic Effects

Fortition

Language Examples

h→t— Historical/dialectal strengthening of breath to stop.

Related Transformations

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