Universal #786
Legacy number: 786
| Number | 783 |
| Original | In a given language, the number of primary oral affricates will be less than the number of primary oral stops. |
| Standardized | The number of primary oral affricates will be less than the number of primary oral stops. |
| Keywords | oral, affricate, stop, primary |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | almost absolute |
| Basis | 317 language sample from Nartey 1979 |
| Source | Jakobson 1962: 364, also Nartey 1979: 23 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Popoloc (Oto-Manguean) (Yasugi 1995: 66)
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