[ɲ]→[ʃ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Palatal nasal to Voiceless postalveolar fricative
The shift from 'ny' (ɲ) to 'sh' (ʃ) involves fricativization and the loss of nasalization, typically representing an intermediate stage in the development of palatal sounds.
Phonetic Effects
Fricativization
Language Examples
ɲ→ʃ— Intermediate stages in historical Slavic phonology.
Historical Lenition Various
ɲ→ʃ— Historical lenition of palatal nasals.
Related Transformations
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