The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[r]→[tʰ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Alveolar trill to Voiceless aspirated alveolar plosive

The transformation from an alveolar trill ([r]) to a voiceless aspirated alveolar plosive ([tʰ]) is a documented phonetic shift, primarily observed as a fortition process.

Phonetic Effects

Voicing, Aspiration

Language Examples

rátà→ìtʰátà— Fortition of /r/ to [tʰ] in post-nasal contexts.

Related Transformations

More Consonant Shift Shifts

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