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[χ]→[∅]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 3/5

Voiceless uvular fricative to Empty sound / Zero

Elision. The voiceless uvular fricative [χ] is lost, particularly in coda positions. This process reflects a common pattern of weakening and eventual loss of complex consonants in word-final or syllable-final contexts.

Phonetic Effects

Elision

Language Examples

χ→∅— Dialectal loss of coda uvular fricatives in certain regions.

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