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[k]→[tɕ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Palatalization Sino-Tibetan

Voiceless velar plosive to Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

The palatalization of the voiceless velar stop [k] to the voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate [tɕ].

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Assibilation

Language Examples

Mandarin Sino-Tibetan

[k]→[tɕ]— Historical shift of velars before high front vowels (the 'j' series in Pinyin).

Related Transformations

More Palatalization Shifts

[b] → [bʲ] — Palatalization [b] → [p] — Voice Loss [tɕ] → [ɕ] — Lenition [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʲ] — Palatalization

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