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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 sonorants
a) Fortis consonants


b) Fortis obstruents
b) Lenis plosives following a sonorant coda or a vowel
 
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.