Universal #884

Legacy number: 884

 Number  881
 Original  A lower high back rounded vowel implies a high or lower high front vowel.
 Standardized  IF there is a lower high back rounded vowel, THEN there will be a high or lower high front vowel.
 Formula  lower high back rounded vowel ⇒ high v lower high front vowel
 Keywords  high, lower high, back, front, vowel, rounded
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  170 languages surveyed in Sedlak 1969
 Source  Sedlak 1969: 31

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