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Universal 1099:

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Universal 1099:

Original
If a language has nasal vowels, it will have at least three, one of which is always a low vowel [ã].
Standardized
IF there are nasal vowels, THEN there are at least three, one of which is always a low vowel [ã].
Keywords
nasal, vowel
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 55 languages in Ferguson 1974, languages in Ferguson 1975
Source
Ferguson 1974: 7, Ferguson 1975: 178
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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