Universal 875:

Universal 875:

Original

In final clusters, the existence of at least one cluster consisting of nasal + nasal implies the existence of at least one cluster consisting of nasal +obstruent.

Standardized

In final clusters, IF there is at least one cluster consisting of nasal + nasal, THEN there is at least one cluster consisting of nasal + obstruent.

Keywords

consonant cluster, initial, nasal, obstruent

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964

Source

Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 27, Greenberg 1978c: 267, #36]

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