Universal #617

Legacy number: 617

 Number  614
 Original  When becoming a nasal or determining the place of articulation of adjacent nasals by assimilation, labial velars behave primarily like velars.
 Standardized  When becoming a nasal or determining the place of articulation of adjacent nasals by assimilation, labial velars behave primarily like velars.
 Formula 
 Keywords  labial, velar, nasal
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Ohala 1979
 Source  Ohala 1979: 45

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Discussion
Notes
Good examples: Toura (Mande), Efik, Yoruba (both Benue-Congo, Niger-Congo), Kuwaa (Kru, Niger-Congo), Tenango Otomi (Oto-Manguean) , Sa’a, Kwara ’Ae (both E. Oceanic, Austronesian).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Good examples: Toura (Mande), Efik, Yoruba (both Benue-Congo, Niger-Congo), Kuwaa (Kru, Niger-Congo), Tenango Otomi (Oto-Manguean) , Sa'a, Kwara 'Ae (both E. Oceanic, Austronesian).