Universal #1103

Legacy number: 1103

 Number  1099
 Original  If a language has nasal vowels, it will have at least three, one of which is always a low vowel [ã].
 Standardized  IF there are nasal vowels, THEN there are at least three, one of which is always a low vowel [ã].
 Keywords  nasal, vowel
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 55 languages in Ferguson 1974, languages in Ferguson 1975
 Source  Ferguson 1974: 7, Ferguson 1975: 178

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