The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[χ]→[x]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 4/5

Voiceless uvular fricative to Voiceless velar fricative

Fronting of uvular fricatives to velar positions is a common dialectal merger that simplifies the posterior consonant system.

Phonetic Effects

Fronting

Language Examples

χ→x— Dialectal merger of uvular and velar fricatives

Related Transformations

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