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Universal 871:

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Universal 871:

Original
In final clusters, the existence of at least one combination of sonant + voiced obstruent implies the existence of at least one combination of sonant + unvoiced obstruent.
Standardized
In final clusters, IF there is at least one sequence consisting of sonant + voiced obstruent, THEN there is at least one sequence consisting of sonant +unvoiced obstruent.
Keywords
consonant cluster, final, voice, obstruent, sonant
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
Source
Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 24, Greenberg 1978e: 265, #30]
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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