Universal #1865

Legacy number: 1865

 Number  1860
 Original  The liquids tend to become devoiced in the final and also in the initial position. They further become spirantized especially in the initial position.
 Standardized  The liquids tend to become devoiced in the final and also in initial position. They further become spirantized especially in initial position.
 Keywords  liquid, devoicing, spirantization
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Bhat 1974
 Source  Bhat 1974: 89

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