[pʲ]→[j]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Palatalized voiceless bilabial plosive to Voiced palatal approximant
The transformation from a palatalized voiceless bilabial plosive ([pʲ]) to a voiced palatal approximant ([j]) is a documented phonetic shift, primarily driven by processes of lenition and palatalization. This change involves the weakening of the plosive articulation, a shift in the primary place of articulation towards the palate, and often a change in voicing.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Palatalization, Place Assimilation, Voicing
Language Examples
nebte→yэptэ— Initial /p/ in Old Written Mongolian 'nebte' (through) shifts to /j/ in various Buryat dialects (e.g., Kachug, Zakam. 'yэptэ'). While the source explicitly states /p/ to /j/, a palatalized /pʲ/ is a highly plausible intermediate or direct precursor to /j/ through lenition and palatalization.
nebte→yэptэ— The initial /p/ in Old Written Mongolian 'nebte' (through) underwent a shift to /j/ in its development into modern Buryat dialects, as seen in forms like 'yэptэ'. This exemplifies a lenition and palatalization process.
Related Transformations
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