[y]→[p]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 1/5

Fortition Consonantalization Nakh-Dagestani

Close front rounded vowel to Voiceless bilabial plosive

The transformation of the high front rounded vowel [y] (or its related labialized glides) into the voiceless bilabial stop [p] is a rare form of fortition and labialization, documented in specific language developments where vowels harden into consonants.

Phonetic Effects

Fortition, Labialization, Consonantalization

Language Examples

Bats (Tsova-Tush) Nakh-Dagestani

Historical [y/uo]→[p/b]— Regular shift where historical rounded vowels or labialized glides fortified into bilabial stops (e.g., Bats 'eb lar' corresponding to Chechen stems).

Related Transformations

Reverse Voiced equivalent Back equivalent

More Fortition Shifts

[j] → [dʒ] — Fortition [j] → [dʑ] — Fortition [j] → [z] — Fortition [j] → [ʑ] — Fortition [s] → [k] — Retraction

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