Universal #835
Legacy number: 835
| Number | 832 |
| Original | A language with one or more laterals has a voiced lateral approximant. |
| Standardized | IF there is any other lateral, THEN there will also be a voiced lateral approximant. |
| Keywords | lateral, approximant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 321 languages by Maddieson 1980 |
| Source | Lass 1984: 158, taken from survey by Maddieson 1980 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Papago, Zongolica Nahuatl (both Tepiman, Uto-Aztecan), Seri (Salinen-Seri, Hokan)(Yasugi 1995: 71)
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