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[ts]→[z]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless alveolar affricate to Voiced alveolar fricative

The transformation of the voiceless alveolar affricate [ts] into the voiced alveolar fricative [z] is a regular phonetic shift, primarily driven by processes of lenition and voicing. This involves the weakening of the affricate's stop component and the acquisition of voicing, often in specific phonetic environments.

Phonetic Effects

Lenition, Voicing

Language Examples

ts→z— Syllable-final shift from Proto-Athabascan to Carrier, contrasting with Babine which retained [ts].
Rotse→Lozi— The name 'Rotse' became 'Lozi' due to regular phonetic changes, including [ts] to [z].

Related Transformations

More Lenition Shifts

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