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Universal 857:

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Universal 857:

Original
In initial and final clusters a lateral is never followed immediately by an r-type sound. In the initial system the sequence r + lateral only occurs with morpheme boundary.
Standardized
In initial and final consonant clusters, IF one member is a lateral, THEN an r-type sound will never immediately follow (without morpheme boundary).
Keywords
consonant cluster, initial, final, lateral
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
Source
Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 18, Greenberg 1978e: 257, #15]
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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