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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