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1) External sandhi only occurs between words in the same phrase.
1) External sandhi only occurs between words in the same phrase.


2) A word-initial stop is realised as its fricative allophone if it follows a word-final stop.
2) A word-initial stop is realised as its fricative allophone if it follows an identical word-final stop.


3) If word-initial /h/ is followed by a word-final stop, that stop is deleted and /h/ is realised as the fricative allophone of that stop.
3) If word-initial /h/ is followed by a word-final stop, that stop is deleted and /h/ is realised as the fricative allophone of that stop.
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4) A word-final nasal assimilates to the place of articulation of a following word-initial stop, continuant, /s/, nasal or /l/.
4) A word-final nasal assimilates to the place of articulation of a following word-initial stop, continuant, /s/, nasal or /l/.


5) A word-initial nasal lenites to its corresponding continuant when it follows a word-final stop.
5) A word-initial nasal is realised as its corresponding voiced plosive if it follows a word-final nasal.


6) A word-initial nasal is realised as its corresponding voiced plosive if it follows a word-final nasal.
6) Word-initial /l/ is realised as [n] when it follows a word-final stop.


7) Word-initial /l/ is realised as [ɬ] when it follows a word-final stop.
7) Word-initial /l/ is realised as [d] if it follows a word-final /l/.


8) Word-initial /l/ is realised as [d] if it follows a word-final /l/.
8) If a word-initial vowel is followed by a word-final vowel then a prothetic /ʔ/ is inserted between the two vowels.
 
9) If a word-initial vowel is followed by a word-final vowel then a prothetic /ʔ/ is inserted between the two vowels.


===Consonant Gradation===
===Consonant Gradation===