[dʒ]→[dz]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced postalveolar affricate to Voiced alveolar affricate
De-palatalization of the voiced palato-alveolar affricate [dʒ] to the voiced alveolar affricate [dz]. This change involves the loss of palatal articulation, shifting the place of articulation forward. It can be seen in the adaptation of loanwords or as a historical sound change.
Phonetic Effects
Depalatalization, Affricate Fronting
Language Examples
[dʒ]→[dz]— Adaptation of loanwords containing [dʒ], such as from Turkish or English, where it is often nativized to [dz]. For example, 'cami' (mosque) /dʒami/ becomes /dzami/.
Related Transformations
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