[kʟ]→[ts]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless velar lateral affricate to Voiceless alveolar affricate
The deaffrication and fronting of the voiceless velar lateral affricate [kʟ] into the voiceless alveolar affricate [ts] is a process of simplification found in the history of Na-Dene and Tlingit dialects.
Phonetic Effects
Deaffrication, Fronting
Language Examples
[kʟ]→[ts]— Simplification of complex lateral affricates in certain modern speakers.
Related Transformations
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