Universal #853

Legacy number: 853

 Number  850
 Original  In final clusters, the existence of at least one liquid + nasal cluster implies the existence of at least one liquid + obstruent cluster.
 Standardized  In final clusters, IF there is at least one liquid + nasal cluster, THEN there is at least one liquid + obstruent cluster.
 Keywords  consonant cluster, final, liquid, nasal, obstruent
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
 Source  Greenberg 1964 [<r>Greenberg 1965: 26, Greenberg 1978e: 266, #34]

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Discussion
Notes
see a similar statement for initial clsuters # 851. Cf. also #855.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
see a similar statement for initial clsuters <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=851"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">. Cf. also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=855"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.