Universal 126: N Num ⇒ N Rel;
equivalently: Rel N ⇒ Num N

Universal 126: N Num ⇒ N Rel;
equivalently: Rel N ⇒ Num N

Original

If a language has noun before numeral, then it has noun before relative clause.

Standardized

IF the numeral follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun.

OR, BY CONTRAPOSITION:
IF the relative clause precedes the noun, THEN the numeral precedes the noun.

Keywords

order, noun, numeral, relative clause

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983

Source

Hawkins 1983: 85

Counterexamples

Rel N & N Num: Chibcha (Chibchan-Paezan), Tsang (Tibeto-Burman) (Hawkins 1983: 85).