[n]→[c]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Alveolar nasal to Voiceless palatal plosive
The transformation of an alveolar nasal consonant /n/ into a voiceless palatal plosive /c/ represents a complex sound change involving multiple phonetic processes. This shift moves the articulation point from the alveolar ridge to the hard palate, eliminates nasality, and changes the manner of articulation from a continuous nasal sound to a sudden, voiceless stop. While less common than other forms of palatalization or denasalization, this specific shift is attested in certain linguistic contexts.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Denasalization, Fortition, Devoicing
Language Examples
n→c— The alveolar nasal /n/ became a voiceless palatal plosive /c/ before the vowel /i/, particularly when /i/ was a new morphological element or its initial sound.
Related Transformations
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