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[kʲ]→[tʲ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Fronting Coronalization Palatalization Basque Romance influence Isolate

Palatalized voiceless velar plosive to Palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive

The palatalized voiceless velar plosive [kʲ] can undergo a phonetic transformation to the palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive [tʲ] through a process of extreme fronting or coronalization. This shift typically occurs under the influence of a preceding or following front vowel or palatal glide, where the velar articulation moves forward to the alveolar region while retaining its palatalized quality. This type of shift is a specific instance of velar fronting under palatalization, where the point of articulation moves from the velum to the alveolar ridge.

Phonetic Effects

Fronting, Coronalization, Palatalization

Language Examples

Basque Isolate

Latin CĒPULLA→kipula / tipula— The initial /k/ in Latin CĒPULLA, when borrowed into Basque, was likely palatalized to [kʲ] before the front vowel /i/. In some Basque dialects, this [kʲ] further fronted to [tʲ], resulting in forms like 'tipula' alongside 'kipula' for 'onion'.

Related Transformations

Reverse

More Palatalization Shifts

[b] → [bʲ] — Palatalization [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʲ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʒ] — Palatalization [d] → [dʑ] — Palatalization

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