Universal #887

Legacy number: 887

 Number  884
 Original  A front rounded vowel implies a front unrounded vowel at the same tongue height.
 Standardized  IF there is a front rounded vowel, THEN there will be a front unrounded vowel at the same tongue height.
 Formula  front rounded vowel ⇒ front unrounded vowel
 Keywords  rounded, unrounded, front, vowel, height
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  170 languages surveyed in Sedlak 1969
 Source  Sedlak 1969: 31; mentioned in Stampe 1979: 39

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