[ŋ]→[g]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Velar nasal to Voiced velar plosive
The shift from the velar nasal [ŋ] to the voiced velar stop [ɡ] is a process of denasalization and fortition. It involves raising the soft palate to block nasal airflow, converting a nasal sonorant into an oral obstruent while maintaining the velar place of articulation.
Phonetic Effects
Denasalization, Fortition
Language Examples
/ŋ/ (clinical/dialectal)→[ɡ]— Initial denasalization is a known tendency in Koreanic phonology where nasals strengthen toward voiced stops, often observed in emphatic or clinical (hyponasal) speech.
historical *-ŋ→[-ɡ]— Spontaneous denasalization of word-final nasals into voiced stops.
Related Transformations
More Koreanic Shifts
Sources & References
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