The Universal Atlas of Phonetic Evolution
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[ʒ]→[∅]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 2/5

Voiced postalveolar fricative to Empty sound / Zero

Elision. The voiced postalveolar fricative [ʒ] is lost, typically in unstressed positions or as part of a general process of consonant reduction within a word.

Phonetic Effects

Elision

Language Examples

ʒ→∅— Historical elision or reduction of fricatives in unstressed positions.

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