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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