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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 /n/, /ʒ/ is realised as [dʒ].
3) Followinɡ /n/, /ʃ, ʒ/ are realised as [tʃ, dʒ].


4) Followinɡ /ŋ/, /j, w/ are realised as [ɡʲ, ɡʷ].
4) Followinɡ /ŋ/, /j, w/ are realised as [ɡʲ, ɡʷ].


5) Followinɡ a liquid, /v, ʒ, ɣ, j, w/ are realised as [b, dʒ, ɡ, ɡʲ, ɡʷ].
5) Followinɡ a liquid, /ʃ, v, ʒ, ɣ, j, w/ are realised as [tʃ, b, dʒ, ɡ, ɡʲ, ɡʷ].


6) Geminate /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [mb, nd, ŋɡ].
6) Geminate /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [mb, nd, ŋɡ].
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|  || |||| || || || || || || √ || √|| /ɣ/
|  || |||| || || || || || || √ || √|| /ɣ/
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| || |||| ||||  ||  || ||  || √ || √|| /j/
| || |||| ||||  ||  || ||  || √ || √|| /j/
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| || |||| || || || || || √ || √|| √|| /w/
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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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NOTE: the table uses orthoɡraphic notation for clarity.


==Morphology==
==Morphology==