Universal #1251

Legacy number: 1251

 Number  1247
 Original  If tone spreading takes place from a mid tone into a following low, then tone spreading also takes place from a high tone into a following low tone.
 Standardized  IF tone spreading takes place from a mid tone into a following low, THEN tone spreading also takes place from a high tone into a following low tone.
 Keywords  tone, tone spreading
 Domain  prosodic phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  West African languages: Bolanci, Ga?anda, Hausa, Kanakuru (=Dera), Ngizim (all Chadic); Etsako (Edoid); Ewe, Twi (both Kwa); Gwari, Igbirra, Nupe (all Nupoid); Igbo (Igboid); Yoruba (Defoid); Fe?fe?, Kikuyu, Kinga, Mbui, Safwa, Sukuma, Tigong, Xhosa, Zulu (all Bantu); Kpelle, Mende (both Mande).
 Source  Hyman & Schuh 1972: 14 (Hyman & Schuh 1972[1974]: 89)

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