Universal #1782

Legacy number: 1782

 Number  1777
 Original  If there is assibilation of labials, then there must be assibilation of dentals.
If there is assibilation of dentals, then there must be assibilation of velars.
 Standardized  IF there is assibilation of labials, THEN there must be assibilation of dentals.
IF there is assibilation of dentals, THEN there must be assibilation of velars.
 Keywords  assibilation, labial, dental, velar
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implicational hierarchy
 Status  unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  Indo-European languages and Finnish
 Source  Foley 1977: 94

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