[r]→[ɳ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Alveolar trill to Voiced retroflex nasal
A rare but documented shift where a rhotic [r] triggers or evolves into a retroflex nasal [ɳ], often in the context of nasalization spread or specific morphophonological environments in Indo-Aryan development.
Phonetic Effects
Nasalization, Retroflexion
Language Examples
r→ɳ— Indirect triggers in Nati; rare direct shifts in some Middle Indo-Aryan developments.
Related Transformations
More Nasalization Shifts
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