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Universal 763:

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Universal 763:

Original
A voiced injective stop … has an effect identical with or more similar to that of ordinary breathy or voiced consonants, i.e. it does not lower tone
Standardized
A voiced injective, like an ordinary breathy or voiced consonant, may raise tone or have no effect at all, but may not lower tone.
Keywords
consonant, injective, voice, tone
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
Source
Greenberg 1970: 131
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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