[t]→[tɬ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless alveolar plosive to Voiceless alveolar lateral affricate
The shift from the voiceless alveolar stop /t/ to the lateral affricate [tɬ] is a defining historical sound change in the development of Nahuatl from Proto-Uto-Aztecan, particularly before the vowel /a/.
Phonetic Effects
Affrication, Lateralization
Language Examples
Proto-Uto-Aztecan *t-→[tɬ]— Historical shift in Classical Nahuatl (e.g., *tāka → 'tlācatl' (man)).
Related Transformations
More Affrication Shifts
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