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ch, kh [x]

Classes: voiceless uvular fricative consonant
Implicit classes: obstruent C
Features: -voice dorsal -sonorant +continuant -strident

Related rules

Origin

  • s-kh-f-vocalized: x > i / V_θ, ɸ > u / V_θ
  • s-initial-kh: x > h / #_
  • s-medial-nasal-spirant: mf > mm / !#_, nθ > nn / !#_, ŋx > ŋg / !#_
  • s-long-voiceless-spirants: θθ > θ, xx > x
    • Generated by yole/etymograph on Thu Sep 10 2026