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Deaffrication Retraction Sino-Tibetan

Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate to Voiced retroflex fricative

The transformation of a voiced alveolo-palatal affricate [dʑ] into a voiced retroflex fricative [ʐ].

Phonetic Effects

Deaffrication, Retraction

Language Examples

Mandarin Sino-Tibetan

[dʑ]→[ʐ]— Development of the Mandarin 'r' sound from earlier palatal sources.

Related Transformations

More Sino-Tibetan Shifts

[b] → [p] — Voice Loss [tɕ] → [ʃ] — De-affrication [tɕ] → [ɕ] — Lenition [tʃ] → [c] — Deaffrication [d] → [t] — Voice Loss

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