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Universal 791:

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Universal 791:

Original
The preferred number of primary nasal consonants in a language is between two and four.
Standardized
The preferred number of primary nasal consonants in a language is between two and four.
Keywords
nasal, consonant
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
317 language sample from Nartey 197
Source
Nartey 1979: 33
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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