Universal #1854

Legacy number: 1854

 Number  1849
 Original  A laryngealized voiced palatal approximant [j] does not occur without the voiceless glottal fricative [h].
 Standardized  IF there is laryngealized a voiced palatal approximant, THEN there is also the voiceless glottal fricative.
 Keywords  approximant, fricative, palatal, glottal, laryngealized, voice
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  Maddieson’s UPSID-451 database
 Source  Pericliev (i.p.)

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