Universal #797
Legacy number: 797
| Number | 794 |
| Original | If a language has only one place of articulation for a given type of consonant it is most likely to be the alveo/dental region. |
| Standardized | IF there is only one place of articulation for a given type of consonant, THEN it is most likely to be the alveo/dental region. |
| Keywords | consonant, alveolar, dental |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 317 language sample from Nartey 1979 |
| Source | Nartey 1979: 36, cited also in Lass 1984: 154 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Maidu (Maiduan) (Nartey 1979: 36)
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