[ɴ]→[χ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 1/5
Uvular nasal to Voiceless uvular fricative
The uvular nasal [ɴ] weakens and devoices to the voiceless uvular fricative [χ], a transformation typically found in final positions or before voiceless sounds.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Devoicing, Fricativization
Language Examples
[ɴ]→[χ]— Potential historical weakening of back nasals in final positions or before voiceless consonants.
Related Transformations
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