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[S$] also results from reduction of sequences of /s/ and
/j/ in Salinas. The neutralization of /ch/ and /sj/ is
evidence of the instability of the three phonemes as indi-
cated in Chapter 3.) In all roots and in the suffix
-cha- /ch/ is preceded by a vowel. Reduction to [s] is
obligatory in some morphemes, optional in others, and

varies dialectally. Examples:
Nouns:

pachpa [paspa] ‘same’ (most dialects)
pichg'a [picg'a] 'five' (Calacala)

ichk'a [ick'a ~ iSk'a] ‘little’ (Sitajara)

Verbs:

jich'i- ‘carry grains in the hand' + zp tia- momentaneous >
oe vw
jich.t'a [jict'a] (Morocomarca)

[jist'a] (Salinas)

(In this example /ch'/ loses glottalization before the

consonant-requiring suffix -t'a-, in rapid speech.)