Universal #855

Legacy number: 855

 Number  852
 Original  In final clusters, the existence of at least one nasal + liquid cluster implies the existence of at least one obstruent + liquid cluster.
 Standardized  In final clusters, IF there is at least one nasal + liquid cluster, THEN there is at least one obstruent + liquid cluster.
 Keywords  consonant cluster, final, obstruent, nasal, liquid
 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: 267, #35]

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cf. ##851, 877, 878.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=851"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=877"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=878"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.