Universal 858:

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 with two members never consist of a hushing followed by a hissing sibilant.

Keywords

consonant cluster, final, sibilant, hushing, hissing

Domain

phonology

Type

unconditional

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964

Source

Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 18, Greenberg 1978e: 257, #16]

Counterexamples

1. Shilha (Berber) (Greenberg 1965: 18, 1978e: 257). 2. Dialectal Hungarian does have the proscribed sequence of two sibilants in forms like ‘olvaszc’ [olvass] (you (are) reading), where -sz is a 2nd person suffix. It is true on the other hand, that most dialect and the standard language use a suppletive suffix -Vl after sibilants, here ‘olvasol’. (Hetzron 1980: 263)