[tʲ]→[ts]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive to Voiceless alveolar affricate
The transformation of a palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive (`tʲ`) into a voiceless alveolar affricate (`ts`) is a specific type of sound change known as affrication. This process involves the release of the stop consonant immediately followed by a sibilant fricative, effectively combining the two sounds into a single, complex affricate. While palatalization often leads to palato-alveolar or alveolo-palatal affricates, in certain linguistic contexts, the palatalized alveolar stop can develop into an alveolar affricate, often influenced by surrounding vowels or dissimilatory pressures.
Phonetic Effects
Affrication, Dissimilation, Depalatalization
Language Examples
/hi=tʲaona/→[hitsaunɐ]— 'You became', in the environment preceded by a proclitic with /i/ and followed by /o/ or /a/.
/hi=tʲoa/→[hitsoa]— 'you came', in the environment preceded by a proclitic with /i/ and followed by /o/ or /a/.
/hi=tʲoma/→[hitsumɐ]— 'you made', in the environment preceded by a proclitic with /i/ and followed by /o/ or /a/.
/hi=tʲoka/→[hitsukɐ]— 'you sat', in the environment preceded by a proclitic with /i/ and followed by /o/ or /a/.
Related Transformations
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