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[s]→[ɕ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless alveolar fricative to Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative

The palatalization of the voiceless alveolar fricative [s] to the voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative [ɕ]. This is a frequent process before high front vowels.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization

Language Examples

/s/→[ɕ]— Allophonic realization before the vowel /i/.

Related Transformations

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