The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ʈ]→[ʂ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiceless retroflex stop to Voiceless retroflex fricative

The spirantization of a voiceless retroflex stop [ʈ] into a voiceless retroflex fricative [ʂ]. This shift is part of a lenition chain often mediated by an intermediate affricate stage.

Phonetic Effects

Spirantization, Lenition

Language Examples

[ʈ]→[ʂ]— Documented historical shift in some Atlantic varieties.

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

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