Universal #873

Legacy number: 873

 Number  870
 Original  In initial clusters, the existence of at least one sequence consisting of voiced obstruent + semivowel implies the existence of at least one sequence of unvoiced obstruent + semivowel.
 Standardized  In initial clusters, IF there is at least one sequence consisting of voiced obstruent + semivowel, THEN there is at least one sequence consisting of unvoiced obstruent + semivowel.
 Keywords  consonant cluster, initial, voice, obstruent, semivowel
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
 Source  Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 24, Greenberg 1978e: 264, #29]

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