Universal #731
Legacy number: 731
| Number | 728 |
| Original | Vowels on rising tones are longer than those on falling tones, other things being equal. |
| Standardized | IF a vowel is on a rising tone, THEN it is longer than a vowel on a falling tone (other thing being equal). |
| Keywords | vowel, length, rising, falling, tone |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Maddieson 1978 |
| Source | Maddieson 1978: 355 |
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