Universal #800

Legacy number: 800

 Number  797
 Original  <img src="../img/graphics/800.gif" alt="">
 Standardized  The preferred set of consonants in a given language is: /p, t, k, t∫, f, s, m, n/.
 Formula  <im<br>
 Keywords  consonant
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  317 language sample from Nartey 1979
 Source  Nartey 1979: 37

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