Universal #1269
Legacy number: 1269
| Number | 1265 |
| Original | Assimilation of front vowels implies assimilation of back vowels. |
| Standardized | IF there is assimilation of front vowels, THEN there will be assimilation of back vowels. |
| Formula | assimilation of front vowels ⇒ assimilation of back vowels |
| Keywords | assimilation, vowel harmony, backness |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Ultan 1973 |
| Source | Ultan 1973: 55 |
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