[tʰ]→[h]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless aspirated alveolar plosive to Voiceless glottal fricative
Debuccalization of the voiceless aspirated dental stop [tʰ] into the glottal fricative [h] represents a significant weakening, although it is less common for dental stops than for labial or velar stops.
Phonetic Effects
Language Examples
General Phonetic Trend Various
tʰ→h— Historical developments in various language families where aspiration is the only surviving feature of former stops.
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