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Universal 614:

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Universal 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.
Keywords
labial, velar, nasal
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
diachronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages in Ohala 1979
Source
Ohala 1979: 45
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    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).

    1. May 2020

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