[j]→[ʒ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced palatal approximant to Voiced postalveolar fricative
The palatal glide can undergo fortition, strengthening into a voiced palato-alveolar fricative.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
Latin /j-/→[ʒ]— Latin /j/ word-initially became [dʒ] and then simplified to [ʒ] in French.
/j/→[ʒ]— Rioplatense Spanish yeísmo involving [ʒ] or [ʃ].
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