[kʰ]→[ʈʂʰ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless aspirated velar plosive to Voiceless aspirated retroflex affricate
The transformation of a voiceless aspirated velar stop [kʰ] into a voiceless aspirated retroflex affricate [ʈʂʰ]. This shift parallels the plain velar-to-retroflex shift in languages with robust aspiration contrasts.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Assibilation, Retraction
Language Examples
[kʰ]→[ʈʂʰ]— Historical development of retroflex aspirated affricates in certain phonological environments.
Related Transformations
More Sino-Tibetan Shifts
Sources & References
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