The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[l]→[ɲ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Alveolar lateral approximant to Palatal nasal

The shift from the alveolar lateral approximant /l/ to the palatal nasal /ɲ/ is a less common but attested sound change, involving both a change in the place of articulation towards the palate and a change in the manner of articulation from a lateral approximant to a nasal stop.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Nasalization

Language Examples

/l/→/ɲ/— The auxiliary verb '-mala' ('finish') shifted to '-many'a' in its culminative function, a result of sound change, morphophonological analogy, and semantic reinterpretation.

Related Transformations

More Nasalization Shifts

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