[ŋ]→[x]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 1/5
Velar nasal to Voiceless velar fricative
The velar nasal [ŋ] can weaken and devoice to a voiceless velar fricative [x]. This transformation involves both lenition of the nasal closure and the loss of voicing, typically occurring in coda positions or before voiceless obstruents.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Devoicing, Fricativization
Language Examples
*-nk-→*-nx-— Historical weakening of velar nasal-stop clusters into velar fricatives.
Related Transformations
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