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=== Allophonic Variation ===
=== Allophonic Variation ===
==== Obstruent Sonorization ====
==== Obstruent Lenition ====
Nonprenasalized obstruents lenite to their voiced counterparts in unstressed syllables when directly adjacent to a stressed syllable:
Obstruents are the most unstable aspect of Pangali's phonological inventory, with a total of nine different allophonic realizations based on stress alone.
=== Sonorization ===
Nonprenasalized obstruents sonorize to their voiced counterparts in unstressed syllables when directly adjacent to a stressed syllable:
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=== Opening ===
If not directly adjacent to a stressed syllable, stops spirantize and the original fricatives debuccalize:
If not directly adjacent to a stressed syllable, stops spirantize and the original fricatives debuccalize:
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