Universal 1851:

Original: If a lateral is velarized, it happens to have a lowering effect on all vowels.
Standardized: Vowels tend to be lower in the environment of a velarized lateral than in other environments.
Keywords: consonant, liquid, lateral, velarization, vowel, phonotactics
Domain: phonology
Type: implication
Status: unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic
Quality: statistical
Basis: languages in Bhat 1974
Source: Vennemann 1972, mentioned in Bhat 1974: 76

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