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[ɮ]→[z]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Sibilantization Voiced Lateral

Voiced alveolar lateral fricative to Voiced alveolar fricative

The voiced lateral fricative [ɮ] may merge into the voiced alveolar sibilant [z], a common outcome of lateral-to-sibilant phonetic shifts.

Phonetic Effects

Sibilantization, Voiced Lateral Merger

Language Examples

Various (Historical Merge) Diverse

[ɮ]→[z]— Historical reduction of voiced lateral fricatives into alveolar sibilants.

Related Transformations

More Sibilantization Shifts

[kʲ] → [s] — Fronting [l] → [ʎ] — Palatalization [c] → [s] — Sibilantization [dz] → [z] — De-affrication [ɣ] → [ʁ] — Backing

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