[j]→[g]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced velar plosive

This shift involves the fortition and retraction of a palatal glide [j] to a voiced velar stop [ɡ]. While less common than palatalization, it occurs in historical stages of certain languages where palatal glides strengthen and retract, often influenced by surrounding back vowels or system-wide consonant shifts.

Phonetic Effects

Fortition, Retraction

Language Examples

Various Historical Shifts Diverse

[j]→[g]— Occasional development in languages with strong retraction or fortition processes.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Retraction Shifts

[g] → [q] — Retraction [j] → [dʒ] — Fortition [j] → [dʑ] — Fortition [j] → [z] — Fortition [j] → [ʑ] — Fortition

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