[ʎ]→[j]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Voiced palatal lateral approximant to Voiced palatal approximant
Yeísmo is a phonetic shift in Spanish where the palatal lateral [ʎ] (represented by 'll') merges with the palatal glide [j] (represented by 'y'). It is one of the most widespread sound changes in modern Spanish.
Phonetic Effects
Yeísmo, Delateralization
Language Examples
llano [ʎ]→[j]— Most modern Spanish dialects merge /ʎ/ into /j/.
Related Transformations
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