[ʂ]→[ʈʂ]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless retroflex fricative to Voiceless retroflex affricate
The affrication of the voiceless retroflex fricative [ʂ] into a voiceless retroflex affricate [ʈʂ]. This strengthening process adds a stop closure before the fricative release.
Phonetic Effects
Affrication, Fortition
Language Examples
[ʂ]→[ʈʂ]— Hyperarticulation or dialectal variation in some Northern varieties.
Related Transformations
More Sino-Tibetan Shifts
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