Universal #864
Legacy number: 864
| Number | 861 |
| Original | Voiced semivowels are not followed by obstruents in initial clusters or preceded by obstruents in final clusters. |
| Standardized | In initial clusters, IF there is a voiced semivowel present, THEN it will not be followed by an obstruent. In final clusters, IF there is a voiced semivowel present, THEN it will not be preceded by an obstruent. |
| Keywords | consonant cluster, final, initial, semivowel, obstruent |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964 |
| Source | Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 19, Greenberg 1978e: 259, #19] |
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