| If either of the two was voiceless, the whole cluster was devoiced, and the first obstruent also lost its labialisation, if it was present. |
| In general, Gothic consonants are devoiced at the ends of words. |
| Most languages have only voiced vowels, but several Native American languages, such as Cheyenne and Totonac, contrast voiced and devoiced vowels. |
| Modisane the author also confers a face on the protagonist Bloke, deindividualized and devoiced by his name itself. |
| In Japanese and in Quebec French, vowels that are between voiceless consonants are often devoiced. |
| The final segment of a binomial pair should be more likely to be sonorant and more likely to be devoiced. |
