On the evolution of Tibetan final *-s

• Main Author: Tan, Kerang
• Other Authors: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178908
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Written Tibetan has three nasal finals (*-m, *-n, *-13), three stop finals (*-b, *-d, *-g), and three continuant finals (*-r, *-1, *-s). There are also seven consonant cluster finals: *-nd, *-rd, *-1d, *-bs, *-gs, *-ms, and *-rjs. The evolution of final *-s has had an influence on the tones and the...