[kʟ]→[tʃ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiceless velar lateral affricate to Voiceless postalveolar affricate
The palatalization and deaffrication of the voiceless velar lateral affricate [kʟ] into the voiceless postalveolar affricate [tʃ] is a historical development found in some Na-Dene dialects where complex lateral sounds simplified.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Deaffrication
Language Examples
[kʟ]→[tʃ] stage— Simplification of velar laterals toward common coronal affricates.
Related Transformations
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