Universal #755
Legacy number: 755
| Number | 752 |
| Original | IF a language has glottalic obstruents and sonants, THEN the ejective obstruent is unvoiced. |
| Standardized | IF there are glottalic obstruents and sonants, THEN the ejective obstruent is unvoiced. |
| Formula | glottalic obstruents & sonants ⇒ ejective obstruent is unvoiced |
| Keywords | glottalic, ejective, sonant, obstruent, voice |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970 |
| Source | Greenberg 1970: 125 |
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