[ŋ]→[k]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Velar nasal to Voiceless velar plosive
The initial mutation or strengthening of the velar nasal [ŋ] into the voiceless velar stop [k] is a process of fortition documented in the historical phonology of Vietnamese.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Denasalization
Language Examples
historical *ŋ→[k]— Strengthening of the initial velar nasal into a stop.
Related Transformations
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