[dʒ]→[s]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiced postalveolar affricate to Voiceless alveolar fricative
The transformation from a voiced postalveolar affricate ([d͡ʒ]) to a voiceless alveolar fricative ([s]) involves a series of phonetic changes including devoicing, affricate reduction (spirantization), and fronting of the place of articulation. This shift is attested in specific morpho-phonological contexts.
Phonetic Effects
Devoicing, Affricate Reduction, Fronting
Language Examples
/d͡ʒa/→/sa/— Morpho-phonological devoicing of the plural suffix /d͡ʒa/ to /sa/ when following a plosive, with the preceding plosive being deleted. For example, /ra.mut/ 'root' + /d͡ʒa/ (plural suffix) becomes /ra.mu.sa/ 'root-pl'.
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