[χ]→[k]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Voiceless uvular fricative to Voiceless velar plosive
The voiceless uvular fricative /χ/ can undergo a phonetic transformation to the voiceless velar plosive /k/. This shift involves both a change in the manner of articulation, from a fricative to a plosive (a process known as fortition), and a fronting of the place of articulation, moving from the uvular region further forward to the velar region.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Fronting, De-uvularization
Language Examples
χomujaǧīn→komujaǧīn— 'pick.prs.2sg' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
χorguj→korguj— 'get hungry' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
baraχsan→baraksan— 'dear to the heart' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
ajmaχ→ajmak— 'relative' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
battaχ→battak— 'hair' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
elbeχ→elbek— 'many' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
iskeχ→istek— 'caviar' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
süreχ→hürek— 'heart' (from Sakha to Anabar Dolgan)
Related Transformations
More Fronting Shifts
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