[c]→[ɬ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless palatal plosive to Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative
The transformation from a voiceless palatal plosive (c) to a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative (ɬ) represents a complex phonetic shift involving lenition, a change in the place of articulation, and the acquisition of laterality. This change involves the stop articulation becoming a fricative (lenition), the point of articulation moving from the palate to the alveolar ridge, and the airflow becoming lateral rather than central.
Phonetic Effects
Lenition, Change in Place of Articulation, Lateralization
Language Examples
*c→ɬ— Proto-Bantu *c regularly developed into /ɬ/ in Nguni languages.
Related Transformations
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