The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[t]→[ɬ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiceless alveolar plosive to Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative

The voiceless alveolar plosive /t/ can undergo a phonetic transformation into the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative /ɬ/. This shift involves a change in the manner of articulation from a complete stop to a fricative, and a change in laterality from central to lateral, where air escapes over the sides of the tongue.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Change in Laterality

Language Examples

*t→ɬ— Attested from Proto-Joola *t to /ɬ/ in Gubaare. Specific word examples are not provided in the source, but the shift is explicitly documented.

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

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