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[j]→[ʃ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiced palatal approximant to Voiceless postalveolar fricative

The shift from a palatal glide [j] to a voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ] involves fricativization and devoicing. This process is seen in regional variations of Portuguese (like in some Carioca pronunciations of /j/) and in certain stages of French palatalization.

Phonetic Effects

Fricativization, Devoicing

Language Examples

[j]→[ʃ]— Devoicing and fricativization of palatal glides in certain dialects.
[j]→[ʃ]— Historical stage in the development of palatalized consonants.

Related Transformations

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