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Universal 860:

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Universal 860:

Original
In final clusters, the existence of at least one sequence containing a stop immediately followed by an liquid implies the presence of at least one sequence containing a liquid followed by a stop.
Standardized
In final clusters, IF there is at least one sequence containing a stop immediately followed by an liquid, THEN there is at least one sequence containing a liquid followed by a stop.
Keywords
consonant cluster, final, stop, liquid
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
Source
Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 18, Greenberg 1978e: 258, #18]
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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