[ɽ]→[ʎ]Certainty: 1/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced retroflex flap to Voiced palatal lateral approximant
The voiced retroflex flap [ɽ] shifts to the palatal lateral approximant [ʎ] through deretroflexion and palatalization, a complex articulatory change combining loss of retroflex feature with advancement toward the palatal region. This rare transformation occurs in allophonic contexts in select South Asian languages.
Phonetic Effects
Deretroflexion, Palatalization, Lateralization
Language Examples
[ɽ]→[ʎ]— Rare allophone in fast speech or non-standard varieties
Related Transformations
More Indo-Aryan Shifts
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