Universal #1780
Legacy number: 1780
| Number | 1775 |
| Original | See IPA. |
| Standardized | IF nasalized /i/ lowers to nasalized /e/, THEN nasalized /e/ also lowers to nasalized /a/. |
| Formula | <img src="../img/graphics/1780.gif" alt""> |
| Keywords | nasal, lowering, vowel |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Indo-European languages and Finnish |
| Source | Foley 1977: 68 |
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