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[t]→[tɕ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless alveolar plosive to Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

The voiceless alveolar plosive /t/ can undergo palatalization, a sound change where its articulation shifts towards the hard palate, often resulting in a voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate /tɕ/. This transformation is typically triggered by the presence of a following high front vowel or palatal glide.

Phonetic Effects

Palatalization, Affrication, Place Assimilation

Language Examples

/ti/→[tɕi]— Historical palatalization of /t/ before /i/.
/t/→[tɕ]— Palatalization of /t/ before front vowels, as seen in morphophonological alternations.

Related Transformations

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