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[kʟ]→[ə]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Consonants Na-Dene Vocalization

Voiceless velar lateral affricate to Mid central vowel

The velar lateral affricate [kʟ] can undergo vocalization to a central vowel [ə] in certain historical stages of Na-Dene languages.

Phonetic Effects

Vocalization, Lateral Loss

Language Examples

Na-Dene (Historical) Na-Dene

[kʟ]→[ə]— Vocalization of the lateral component in archaic forms.

Related Transformations

More Vocalization Shifts

[ʕ] → [a] — Vocalization [b] → [p] — Voice Loss [d] → [t] — Voice Loss [g] → [k] — Voice Loss [ʔ] → [∅] — Elision

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