Universal #1163

Legacy number: 1163

 Number  1159
 Original  Indefinite articles are generally short – that is, they never have more than two syllables.
 Standardized  Indefinite articles are generally short; that is, they never have more than two syllables.
 Keywords  indefinite article
 Domain  phonology, syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
 Source  Moravcsik 1969: 86

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