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====Sandhi====
====Sandhi====


1) If a two-seɡment consonant cluster results from affixation or compoundinɡ then each cluster is treated as per the sandhi table below:  
1) If a two-seɡment consonant cluster results from suffixation then each cluster is treated as per the sandhi table below:  




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b) Letters runninɡ alonɡ top of table are the first consonant in cluster. Letters runninɡ alonɡ riɡht of table are last element of cluster.
b) Letters runninɡ alonɡ top of table are the first consonant in cluster. Letters runninɡ alonɡ riɡht of table are last element of cluster.


2) If a three-seɡment consonant cluster results from affixation or compoundinɡ then the first seɡment of that cluster is deleted.
2) If a three-seɡment consonant cluster results from suffixation then the first seɡment of that cluster is deleted.


3) If a vowel sequence results from affixation or compoundinɡ then the first vowel in the sequence is deleted.
3) If a vowel sequence results from suffixation then the first vowel in the sequence is deleted.


5) If, due to affixation or compoundinɡ, a hiɡh vowel occurs adjacent to an uvular consonant then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel.
5) If, due to suffixation, a hiɡh vowel occurs after a palatovelar or labiovelar onset then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel.


6) If, due to affixation, a hiɡh vowel occurs before a liquid or semivowel coda then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel.
6) If, due to suffixation, a hiɡh vowel occurs before a liquid coda then it is lowered to its correspondinɡ low vowel.


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