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Universal 2008:

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Universal 2008:

Original
… lowering of a back nasal vowel implies lowering of the corresponding front nasal vowel.
Standardized
IF a back nasal vowel is lowered, THEN the corresponding front nasal vowel is lowered as well.
Keywords
nasal, vowel, back, front, low
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
75 language sample in Beddor 1982
Source
Beddor, Krakow, & Goldstein 1986: 199
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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