Universal #1286
Legacy number: 1286
| Number | 1282 |
| Original | The total number of retroflexed consonants is never greater than that of the non-retroflexed apical consonants. |
| Standardized | IF there are n retroflexed consonants, THEN there will be at least n non-retroflexed apical consonants. |
| Keywords | retroflexion, apical, consonant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 150 languages in Bhat 1973 |
| Source | Bhat 1973: 56 |
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