Universal #1002

Legacy number: 2014

 Number  2008
 Original  ... lowering of a back nasal vowel implies lowering of the corresponding front nasal vowel.
 Standardized  IF a back nasal vowel is lowered, THEN the corresponding front nasal vowel is lowered as well.
 Keywords  nasal, vowel, back, front, low
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  75 language sample in Beddor 1982
 Source  Beddor, Krakow, & Goldstein 1986: 199

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