Universal #764

Legacy number: 764

 Number  761
 Original  Syllabic initial position is favoured for glottalic consonants in general.
 Standardized  IF there are glottalic consonants in positions other than syllable-initial, THEN they will also occur syllable-initially.
 Keywords  syllable, initial, glottalic, consonant
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
 Source  Greenberg 1970: 131

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Kpelle (Mande, Niger-Congo), Zulu (Bantu, Niger-Congo), Gurma (Gur, Niger-Congo); Sara-Mbay (Central Sudanic, Nilo-Saharan); Munda languages (Austroasiatic)