Month: May 2020

Universal 865: Original In initial clusters the existence of at least one sequence consisting of a voiced liquid followed by a nasal implies the existence…

Universal 864: Original In final clusters, except for unvoiced obstruents followed by a voiced nasal, an unvoiced consonant or sequence of unvoiced consonants following a…

Universal 863: Original In initial clusters the presence of at least one sequence of voiced nasal + unvoiced homorganic obstruent implies the presence of at…

Universal 862: Original Except for voiced nasal followed by homorganic unvoiced obstruent, an unvoiced consonant or sequence of unvoiced consonants in initial clusters immediately preceding…

Universal 861: Original Voiced semivowels are not followed by obstruents in initial clusters or preceded by obstruents in final clusters. Standardized In initial clusters, IF…

Universal 860: Original In final clusters, the existence of at least one sequence containing a stop immediately followed by an liquid implies the presence of…

Universal 859: Original In initial clusters the existence of at least one sequence containing a liquid, whether voiced or unvoiced, immediately followed by an obstruent…

Universal 858: Original In final systems, clusters with two members never consist of a hushing followed by a hissing sibilant. Standardized In final systems, clusters…

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…

Universal 856: Original No combination of a voiced and glottalized consonant is found in either initial or final clusters. Standardized A voiced and glottalized consonant…