Universal #1081

Legacy number: 1081

 Number  1077
 Original  Apart from being much rarer than voiceless aspiration, these voiced stops with “murmured” aspiration generally only occur in a system also possessing normal voiced aspirates.
 Standardized  IF there are voiced stops with “murmured” aspiration, THEN there are most likely normal voiced aspirates.
 Keywords  aspiration, stop, voice
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Devine 1974
 Source  Devine 1974: 4

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