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Universal 1769:

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Universal 1769:

Original
Nasal effacement applies to nasals after inherently strong vowels in preference to nasals after inherently weak vowels.
Standardized
IF nasals are effaced [deleted?] after inherently weak vowels, THEN nasals are effaced after inherently strong vowels too.
Keywords
nasal, consonant, vowel, strength, deletion
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
diachronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Indo-European languages and Finnish
Source
Foley 1977: 66
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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