[ɬ]→[ʃ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative to Voiceless postalveolar fricative
A shift from the voiceless lateral fricative [ɬ] to the voiceless postalveolar fricative [ʃ], often involving an intermediate stage or merger within a larger sibilant series.
Phonetic Effects
Sibilantization, Postalveolarization
Language Examples
Proto-Semitic *ś [ɬ]→Arabic šīn [ʃ]— Loss of laterality in the reflex of the Proto-Semitic lateral fricative.
Related Transformations
More Postalveolar Shifts
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