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[nʲ]→[n]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Depalatalization Hardening Slavic

Palatalized voiced alveolar nasal to Alveolar nasal

The depalatalization or 'hardening' of a palatalized alveolar nasal [nʲ] to a plain alveolar nasal [n].

Phonetic Effects

Depalatalization, Hardening

Language Examples

[nʲ]→[n]— Historical hardening of certain palatalized consonants in specific phonological environments.

Related Transformations

More Slavic Shifts

[a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [dʲ] → [dʒ] — Affrication [d] → [dʑ] — Palatalization [e] → [i] — Vowel Raising [e] → [o] — Backing

Sources & References

Swan, O. E. (2002). A Grammar of Contemporary Polish.

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