Universal #883

Legacy number: 883

 Number  880
 Original  A high back unrounded vowel implies a high front unrounded vowel.
 Standardized  IF there is a high back unrounded vowel, THEN there will be a [corresponding?] high front unrounded vowel.
 Formula  high back unrounded vowel ⇒ high front unrounded vowel
 Keywords  high, back, front, vowel, unrounded
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  170 languages surveyed in Sedlak 1969
 Source  Sedlak 1969: 31

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