[n]→[d]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Salishan Denasalization Fortition Koreanic

Alveolar nasal to Voiced alveolar plosive

The shift from the alveolar nasal [n] to the voiced alveolar stop [d] is a process known as denasalization. It occurs when the velum is raised, blocking nasal airflow while maintaining the same place of articulation. This is often part of a 'strengthening' process in specific prosodic positions.

Phonetic Effects

Denasalization, Fortition, Domain-Initial Strengthening

Language Examples

Modern Korean Koreanic

neo [n] (you)→[dʌ] / [n͊ʌ]— Word-initial nasals in Korean are often denasalized, sounding like voiced stops to non-native ears.

Lushootseed / Puget Sound Salish Salishan

[n]→[d]— A systematic historical shift where all primary nasals became voiced stops roughly 100 years ago.

Related Transformations

Bilabial equivalent: Denasalization Inverse: Nasalization

More Koreanic Shifts

[ei] → [e] — Monophthongization [j] → [dʒ] — Fortition [j] → [dʑ] — Fortition [j] → [z] — Fortition [j] → [ʑ] — Fortition

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