Universal #710
Legacy number: 710
| Number | 707 |
| Original | If a nasal vowel system is smaller than the corresponding basic vowel system, it is most often a mid vowel that is missing from the nasal system. |
| Standardized | When a nasal vowel system is smaller than the corresponding basic vowel system, it is most often a mid vowel that is missing from the nasal system. |
| Keywords | vowel, nasal, mid |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 209 languages in Crothers 1978 |
| Source | Crothers 1978: 135, cited in Holenstein 1985: 126 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Yaitepec Chatino, Copalá Trique, San Pedro Amuzgo, Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo, El Grande Mixtec, Coatzospan Mixtec (all Oto-Manguean) (Yasugi 1995: 74)
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