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==== White Mutation ====
==== White Mutation ====
White Mutation (''Kenaikois'') can be described as a form of [[W:Lenition|lenition]]. Plosives mutate into affricates or fricatives. White Mutation occurs in the following grammatical or phonological scenarios:
White Mutation (''Kenaikois'') can be described as a form of [[W:Lenition|lenition]], where plosives mutate into affricates or fricatives. White Mutation occurs in the following grammatical and phonological scenarios:


* After possessive pronouns   
* After possessive pronouns   
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* The conjunction "if" (''moik'')
* The conjunction "if" (''moik'')


The table below shows what each consonant then mutates into:
The table below shows what each consonant then mutates into (phonemes of which are not in the ''plain'' column do not usually face mutation):
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+White mutations
|+White mutations
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|t̺s̺
|t̺s̺
|s̺
|s̺
|-
|ɡʟ̝
|-
|-
|f
|f
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|}
|}
Only the first sound of the mutated word is pronounced differently as a result of mutation. Sounds that are not on this chart do not face mutation.
=== Pronouns ===
=== Pronouns ===