Universal #762

Legacy number: 762

 Number  759
 Original  <img src="../img/graphics/762.gif" alt="">
 Standardized  IF there are bilabial, alveolar, and palatal implosives,THEN ¿y is used in place of the expected palatal stop.
 Formula 
 Keywords  implosive, stop, bilabial, alveolar, palatal
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
 Source  Greenberg 1970: 129

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