Nootka (Wakashan), SandÃa and Isleta dialects of Tiwa (Tanoan), Tlingit (Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit) (Sherzer 1976);Pipil (Teotepeque dialect)(Nahua, Aztec) (Campbell 1980); Campbell questions if this is a true counterexample due to the external fact the overgeneralization of devoicing /l/ in all environments (not just word-finally) is the result of imperfect language learning in the situation of language death.
1. In some languages, voiceless /l/ patterns with the voiceless fricatives, rather than with the laterals.2. Cf. Nartey’s less restrictive claim (#799): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.
1. In some languages, voiceless /l/ patterns with the voiceless fricatives, rather than with the laterals.2. Cf. Nartey’s less restrictive claim (#799): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.