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1) External sandhi only occurs between words within the same clause.
1) External sandhi only occurs between words within the same clause.


2) Effects are identical to those of internal sandhi except:
2) Only word-final /m, n, ŋ, ɹ̠/ and word-initial /j, w/ are affected.


a) Vowel lengthening does not occur.
3) Word-final /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [m] if preceding word-initial /p, m/.


b) Word-final consonants except /ɹ̠/ are unaffected.
4) Word-final /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [n] if preceding word-initial /t, n, l, ɹ/.


c) Word-initial consonants are affected as they would if they followed the word-final consonant in question across an internal morpheme boundary.
5) Word-initial /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [ŋ] if preceding word-initial /k, ŋ, j, w/.


d) Word-initial /ɬ, ʃ, xʲ, xʷ/ do not become affricates as the result of external sandhi.
6) Word-initial /m, n, ŋ/ are realised as [∅] if preceding word-initial affricates or fricatives.


e) Word-initial /l, ɹ̠, j, w/ do not become affricates as the result of external sandhi.
y.


f) Word-initial /j/ is realised as [xʲ] when following a word-final long front vowel.
) Word-initial /j/ is realised as [xʲ] when following a word-final long front vowel.


g) Word-initial /w/ is realised as [xʷ] when following a word-final long back vowel.  
g) Word-initial /w/ is realised as [xʷ] when following a word-final long back vowel.