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Universal 1838:

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Universal 1838:

Original
Standardized
IF there is a breathy voiced velar stop, THEN there is also a voiceless aspirated velar stop.
Keywords
stop, velar, breathy voice, aspirated
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Maddieson’s UPSID-451 database
Source
Pericliev (i.p.)
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. Nartey’s less restrictive claim (#799): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.

    1. May 2020

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