Consonant Alternations

change of the sound /k/ :

/k/~/y/

Literary language	Tashkent dialect	English
beshik	beshiy	craddle
eshik	eshiy	door

/k/~/h/

Literary language	Tashkent dialect	English
maktab	mahtab	school
doktor	do'xtir	doctor

/k/~/v/

Literary language	Tashkent dialect	English
mushuk	mushu:(v)	cat
etik	etu:(v)	boots
tuzuk	tuzu:(v)	well

change of the sound /b/:

This always occurs at the end of a word.

/b/~/p/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
kitob	kitop	book
javob	jovop	answer
kabob	kovop	kebab
olib kel	opke	bring

This feature remains unchanged even when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added.

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
maktabda	mahtapta	at school

/b/~/m/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
bunga	munga	to this
burni	munni	his/her nose

/b/~/v/

It occurs in the following positions:

If the first word ends in a vowel and the following word begins with b :

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
keta ber	ketivur	Go ahead and leave./You can leave.

Also, this occurs when the helping verb yubor- is added to verbs ending in –ib:

yutib yubordi

yutivordi

He/she swallowed sth.

In the middle and at the end of words:

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
toshbaqa	tashvaqa	turtle
qurbaqa	qurvaqa	frog
sabzi	savzi	carrot
belbog’	belvo:	sash
lab	lav	lips
mehribon	mehrivon	graceful
xabardor	xavardor	informed
oftob	opto’v	sun
mo’ylab	mo’ylo’v	mustache

change of the sound /d/:

/d/~/t/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
mard	mart	brave
maqsad	maxsat	aim
odamzod	odamzot	human being
omad	omat	luck
savod	sovot	literacy
qand	qant	cube sugar

change of the sound /l/:

/l/~/n/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
ko’nglim	ko’ynim	my heart
ko’ylak	ko’yney	dress

change of the sound /r/:

/r/~/l/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
zarur	zaril	necessary

change of the sound /y/:

/y/~/g/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
keyin	kegin	later

change of the sound /ng/:

/ng/~/y/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
singlim	siynim	my sister
boshingni	boshiyni	your head

change of the sound /g/:

/g/~/k/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
ishga	ishka	to work
o’rgatgan	o’rgatkan	have taught

/g/~/y/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
tegip	teyip	touching
tagida	teyida	under

change of the sound /t/:

/t/~/d/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
tovushing	dovushing	your voice

/t/~/ch/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
tush	chush	dream
tishla	chishla	bite
tish	chish	tooth

change of the sound /h/:

/h/~/y/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
juda ham	judayam	very much

change of the sound /s/:

/s/~/ch/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
sochiq	chochu:v	towel
soch	choch	hair
sichqon	chichqon	mouse

change of the sound /q/

/q/~/x/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
to'qson	to'xson	ninety

change of the sound /g’/:

/g`/~/x/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
bog'cha	boxcha	preschool

/g`/~/y/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
bog'la	boyla	wrap

change of the sound /f/:

/f/~/p/

Literary language	Tashkent Dialect	Translation
arafa	arapa	eve
farzand	parzan	child
daftar	daptar	notebook