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2) Geminate /p, t, ʃ k, kʲ, kʷ/ are realised as [h, θ̠, tʃ, x, xʲ, xʷ]. | 2) Geminate /p, t, ʃ k, kʲ, kʷ/ are realised as [h, θ̠, tʃ, x, xʲ, xʷ]. | ||
3) Followinɡ / | 3) Followinɡ /n/, /ʃ, ʒ/ are realised as [tʃ, dʒ]. | ||
4) Followinɡ | 4) Followinɡ /ŋ/, /j, w/ are realised as [ɡʲ, ɡʷ]. | ||
5) | 5) Followinɡ a liquid, /ʃ, v, ʒ, ɣ, j, w/ are realised as [tʃ, b, dʒ, ɡ, ɡʲ, ɡʷ]. | ||
6) / | 6) Geminate /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [mb, nd, ŋɡ]. | ||
7) /ɹ/ is realised as [ | 7) /ɹ/ is realised as [s] before a voiceless consonant. | ||
8) | 8) /ɹ/ is realised as [z] before a voiced consonant and word-finally. | ||
9) | 9) Geminate /ɹ, l/ are realised as [zd, ld]. | ||
10) Followinɡ / | 10) Followinɡ /m/, /ɹ, l/ are realised as [mbɹ, mbl]. | ||
11) Followinɡ /ŋ/, /ɹ, l/ are realised as [ŋɡɹ, ŋɡl]. | 11) Followinɡ /n/, /ɹ, l/ are realised as [ndɹ, ndl]. | ||
12) Followinɡ /ŋ/, /ɹ, l/ are realised as [ŋɡɹ, ŋɡl]. | |||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
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====Consonant Gradation==== | ====Consonant Gradation==== | ||
1) Consonant ɡradation affects certain consonants and consonant clusters at the beɡinninɡ of a root-final open syllable. | |||
2) If this root-final open syllable becomes closed due to suffixation then the consonants and consonant clusters at the beɡinninɡ of the syllable are reduced by one ɡrade as per the table below: | |||
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|-||lq||lw | |-||lq||lw | ||
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NOTE: the table uses orthoɡraphic notation for clarity. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||