[z]→[g]Certainty: 3/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced alveolar fricative to Voiced velar plosive
The transformation of the voiced alveolar fricative [z] into the voiced velar stop [g] is a form of fortition and hardening, typically documented in the historical development of 'soft' consonants or through complex loanword correspondences.
Phonetic Effects
Fortition, Hardening, Palatalization Reflex
Language Examples
Latin gens [g-onset]→zént [z]— While the shift is usually g > z, the correspondence highlights the historical relationship between these segments in the Romance consonant space.
Middle Chinese [g/k]→[z]— Historical correspondences where Japanese voiced sibilants map to original velar stops in specific borrowing strata (Go-on/Kan-on).
Related Transformations
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