[k]→[tʲ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless velar plosive to Palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive
Palatalization is a common sound change where a consonant's articulation shifts towards the palatal region, often triggered by adjacent front vowels or glides. In some cases, a voiceless velar plosive /k/ can undergo a significant fronting and acquire a palatalized alveolar articulation, resulting in a palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive /tʲ/.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Fronting, Change in Place of Articulation, Secondary Articulation
Language Examples
*weri-kiwa→/wəniːtʲəw/— Proto-Algonquian *k palatalized to /tʲ/ before Proto-Eastern Algonquian *ē and some instances of vowels that developed from Proto-Algonquian *i.
Related Transformations
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