[ɭ]→[l]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5
Voiced retroflex lateral approximant to Alveolar lateral approximant
The loss of the retroflex lateral [ɭ], merging it into the dental lateral [l]. This is a characteristic of Modern Standard Hindi and many other Northern Indo-Aryan dialects.
Phonetic Effects
Dentalization, Merger
Language Examples
ɭ→l— Merger of historical /ɭ/ into /l/ in standard Hindi.
Related Transformations
More Indo-Aryan Shifts
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