The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ɲ]→[dʒ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Palatal nasal to Voiced postalveolar affricate

Affrication. The palatal nasal [ɲ] develops into a voiced postalveolar affricate [dʒ]. This shift is often found in word-initial or emphatic positions where a nasal consonant gains a stop-like onset and subsequent fricative release.

Phonetic Effects

Affrication

Language Examples

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