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Universal 843:

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Universal 843:

Original
In final clusters, the existence of at least one sequence consisting of a nasal (voiced or unvoiced) followed by a heterogenic obstruent implies the existence of at least one cluster consisting of a nasal (voiced or unvoiced) followed by a homorganic obstruent.
Standardized
In final clusters, IF there is at least one sequence consisting of a nasal (voiced or unvoiced) followed by a heterogenic obstruent, THEN there is at least one cluster consisting of a nasal (voiced or unvoiced) followed by a homorganic obstruent.
Keywords
consonant cluster, obstruent, homorganic, nasal, heterogenic, phoneme order, final
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
Source
Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 14, Greenberg 1978e: 253, #6]
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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