Universal #695
Legacy number: 695
| Number | 692 |
| Original | Assimilation rule: a nasal consonant assimilates to its following consonant concerning its place of articulation. This rule is universal in two respects: it is valid for all nasal consonants and for all languages. |
| Standardized | When nasal consonants assimilate to a following consonant, then they assimilate in place of articulation (rather than in manner). |
| Keywords | assimilation, consonant, nasal, place of articulation |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Holenstein 1985: 130 |
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