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Delateralization Na-Dene

Voiceless velar lateral affricate to Voiceless velar plosive

De-lateralization of a velar lateral affricate by losing the lateral component, simplifying to a plain velar stop.

Phonetic Effects

De-lateralization

Language Examples

Tlingit Na-Dene

[kʟ]→[k]— Simplification of complex lateral affricates in some dialects or historical stages.

Related Transformations

More Delateralization Shifts

[ʎ] → [i] — Vocalization [ʎ] → [ʒ] — De-lateralization [l] → [d] — Fortition [q] → [k] — Fronting [ʎ] → [dʒ] — Fortition

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