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

Alveolar trill to Voiced postalveolar fricative

A rhotic can undergo palatalization to become a voiced postalveolar fricative, a process well-documented in the history of Slavic languages.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization

Language Examples

r'→ʐ— Historical 'rz' development from palatalized r

Related Transformations

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