[w]→[ɢ]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5
Voiced labio-velar approximant to Voiced uvular plosive
The retraction and fortition of the labio-velar glide [w] to a voiced uvular stop [ɢ] is a specialized shift. It occurs in certain Arabic loanword adaptations into languages with back-consonant systems, where the velar component of the glide is retracted and strengthened.
Phonetic Effects
Retraction, Fortition
Language Examples
Arabic Loanword Adaptation Diverse
[w]→[ɢ]— Retraction of the velar component of /w/ in back-consonant heavy phonologies.
Related Transformations
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