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1) Consonant gradation is word-internal lenition that effects the following: | 1) Consonant gradation is word-internal lenition that effects the following: | ||
a) Fortis | a) Fortis sonorants | ||
b) Lenis plosives following a sonorant coda or a vowel | b) Fortis obstruents | ||
c) Lenis plosives following a sonorant coda or a vowel | |||
2) Consonant gradation is triggered by the closing of a syllable which begins with the above classes of obstruents. | 2) Consonant gradation is triggered by the closing of a syllable which begins with the above classes of obstruents. | ||