Universal #708

Legacy number: 708

 Number  705
 Original  There is a tendency for high and low short vowels to be more central than the corresponding long vowels.
 Standardized  There is a tendency for high and low short vowels to be more central than the corresponding long vowels.
 Keywords  vowel, high, low, short, central, long
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 209 languages in Crothers 1978
 Source  Crothers 1978: 135, cited in Holenstein 1985: 126

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Ahuacatlan Nahuatl, Zongolica Nahuatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl (all Uto-Aztecan), Sacapultec Itzá, Comalapa Cakchiquel (both Quichean, Mayan) (Yasugi 1995: 74)