Absence of voiced stops The Etruscan consonant system primarily distinguished between aspirated and non-aspirated stops. There were no voiced stops. When words from foreign languages were borrowed into Etruscan, voiced stops typically became unvoiced stops; one example is Greek , which became Etruscan and Latin .J.H. Adams pp. 163–164. Such a lack of voiced stops is not particularly unusual; it is found e.g. in modern Icelandic, in Scottish Gaelic, and in most Chinese languages. Even in English, aspiration is often more important than voice in the distinction of fortis-lenis pairs.
absence of voiced stops the etruscan consonant system primarily distinguished between aspirated and non-aspirated stops there were no voiced stops when words from foreign languages were borrowed into etruscan voiced stops typically became unvoiced stops; one example is greek  which became etruscan and latin jh adams pp 163–164 such a lack of voiced stops is not particularly unusual; it is found eg in modern icelandic in scottish gaelic and in most chinese languages even in english aspiration is often more important than voice in the distinction of fortis-lenis pairs