Universal #863
Legacy number: 863
| Number | 860 |
| Original | In final clusters, the existence of at least one sequence containing a stop immediately followed by an liquid implies the presence of at least one sequence containing a liquid followed by a stop. |
| Standardized | In final clusters, IF there is at least one sequence containing a stop immediately followed by an liquid, THEN there is at least one sequence containing a liquid followed by a stop. |
| Keywords | consonant cluster, final, stop, liquid |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964 |
| Source | Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 18, Greenberg 1978e: 258, #18] |
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