Universal #874
Legacy number: 874
| Number | 871 |
| Original | In final clusters, the existence of at least one combination of sonant + voiced obstruent implies the existence of at least one combination of sonant + unvoiced obstruent. |
| Standardized | In final clusters, IF there is at least one sequence consisting of sonant + voiced obstruent, THEN there is at least one sequence consisting of sonant +unvoiced obstruent. |
| Keywords | consonant cluster, final, voice, obstruent, sonant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964 |
| Source | Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 24, Greenberg 1978e: 265, #30] |
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