[kʟ]→[s]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiceless velar lateral affricate to Voiceless alveolar fricative
The shift from a velar-lateral affricate [kʟ] to an alveolar fricative [s] represents a simplification and assibilation of a complex dorsal-lateral sound into a common sibilant fricative.
Phonetic Effects
Assibilation, Fronting, Shift
Language Examples
kʟ→s— Complex lateral affricates can undergo fronting and simplification into more common sibilants.
Related Transformations
More Fronting Shifts
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