[ʈ]→[tʲ]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiceless retroflex stop to Palatalized voiceless alveolar plosive
The shift of the voiceless retroflex stop [ʈ] toward the voiceless palatal stop [c] is an intermediate stage in the palatalization of retroflexes, often documented in Indo-Aryan historical phonology.
Phonetic Effects
Palatalization, Fronting
Language Examples
[ʈ]→[c] stage— Interaction between retroflex and following high front vowels.
Related Transformations
More Indo-Aryan Shifts
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