Universal #1089
Legacy number: 1089
| Number | 1085 |
| Original | /t/ and /k/ are present in every language which has a voicing contrast in stops. |
| Standardized | IF there is a voicing contrast in stops, THEN /t/ and /k/ are present. |
| Formula | voicing contrast in stops ⇒ /t/ & /k/ |
| Keywords | stop, voice |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | samples of 570 and 106 languages in Sherman 1975 |
| Source | Sherman 1975: 8 |
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