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Universal 1775:

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Universal 1775:

Original
See IPA.
Standardized
IF nasalized /i/ lowers to nasalized /e/, THEN nasalized /e/ also lowers to nasalized /a/.
Keywords
nasal, lowering, vowel
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Indo-European languages and Finnish
Source
Foley 1977: 68
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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