Universal #1261

Legacy number: 1261

 Number  1257
 Original  Assimilation of low vowels implies prior assimilation of high vowels.
 Standardized  IF there is assimilation of low vowels, THEN there is assimilation of high vowels.
 Keywords  assimilation, vowel harmony, height
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic, diachronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages in Ultan 1973
 Source  Ultan 1973: 46

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