Universal #1014

Legacy number: 1014

 Number  1010
 Original  There is no language in which there are more labials or velars than dentals.
 Standardized  IF there are n labials or velars, THEN there will be at least n dentals.
 Keywords  consonant, dental, labial, velar
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Melikischwili 1970
 Source  Melikischwili 1970: 72

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