[z]→[v]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 1/5
Voiced alveolar fricative to Voiced labiodental fricative
The shift from the voiced alveolar fricative [z] to the voiced labiodental fricative [v] is a form of labialization, documented in specific historical developments and through dialectal substitutions in English and Athabaskan languages.
Phonetic Effects
Labialization, Place Shift, Consonantalization Shift
Language Examples
Proto-Athabaskan *z→[v]— Historical sound change where alveolar fricatives shifted toward labiodental or interdental positions (e.g., via *ð).
wasn't [ˈwʌzn̩t]→[ˈwʌvn̩t]— Occasional labialized substitution observed in specific phonetic environments before nasals.
Related Transformations
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