[ɬ]→[y]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative to Close front rounded vowel
The voiceless alveolar lateral fricative /ɬ/ can undergo vocalization, a process where the consonantal articulation is lost and it transforms into a vowel. In certain contexts, this can lead to its realization as a close front rounded vowel /y/.
Phonetic Effects
Vocalization, Lenition
Language Examples
ɬ→y— Attested in clusters, for instance, /bɬ/ becoming /by/.
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