[i]→[l]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Close front unrounded vowel to Alveolar lateral approximant
The insertion of a lateral consonant /l/ triggered by the presence of a high front vowel or glide /i/, often to resolve hiatus or as a dialectal feature.
Phonetic Effects
Epenthesis, Intrusive L
Language Examples
idea→ideal— Hypercorrection or intrusive L after high vowels.
*zem-ya→zemlya— L-epenthesis between labial and palatal glide /j/.
Related Transformations
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