| 1. | One of the more important processes is the characteristic consonant gradation.
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| 2. | Finnish consonant gradation generally preserves the Proto-Finnic pattern fairly well.
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| 3. | Unlike its southern neighbor Southern Sami, Ume Sami has consonant gradation.
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| 4. | The most important processes are vowel harmony and consonant gradation.
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| 5. | The stem may change, however, with consonant gradation and other reasons.
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| 6. | Consonant alternation is commonly known as consonant mutation or consonant gradation . palatalization:
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| 7. | Nouns with even inflection have consonant gradation of the last consonant in the stem.
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| 8. | Nouns with odd inflection have consonant gradation.
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| 9. | Nouns with contracted inflection have consonant gradation.
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| 10. | His example is consonant gradation in Finnish, Estonian, and Lapp ( Saami ).
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