Universal #1843

Legacy number: 1843

 Number  1838
 Original  <img src="../img/graphics/1843.gif" alt="">
 Standardized  IF there is a breathy voiced velar stop, THEN there is also a voiceless aspirated velar stop.
 Formula 
 Keywords  stop, velar, breathy voice, aspirated
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  Maddieson’s UPSID-451 database
 Source  Pericliev (i.p.)

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Discussion
Notes
Cf. Nartey’s less restrictive claim (#799): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. Nartey's less restrictive claim (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=799"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.