[j]→[ɟ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Fortition Consonantalization Glide Shift Italic Niger-Congo

Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced palatal plosive

The transformation of a palatal glide [j] into a voiced palatal stop [ɟ] is a classic example of fortition, often occurring in environments where glides are strengthened at the beginning of a syllable or word. This process, also known as consonantalization, is seen in the historical development of Romance and in languages like Kirundi.

Phonetic Effects

Fortition, Consonantalization

Language Examples

Latin to Romance Italic

[j]→[ɟ]— Initial stage of palatal glide strengthening in Early Romance.

Kirundi Niger-Congo

[j]→[ɟ]— Regular strengthening of glides in certain phonological contexts.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Italic Shifts

[e] → [o] — Backing [ɡʱ] → [h] — Debuccalization [j] → [dʒ] — Fortition [j] → [dʑ] — Fortition [j] → [z] — Fortition

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