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*p /p'/ with hisses only | *p /p'/ with hisses only | ||
*t /t'/ with whistles only | *t /t'/ with whistles only | ||
===Phonotactics=== | |||
*Egressive whistles and hisses can't follow each other, and they have to be separated by an ingressive whistle. | |||
*Voiced whistles and hisses can't be preceded by a plosive | |||
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====Tones==== | ====Tones==== | ||
Pewu language has | Pewu language has six tones: | ||
*Low | *Low: ỳ /ɸỳ/; [ɸy˩] or ingressive [↓˦] | ||
*Medial: y /ɸy/ | *Medial (base): y /ɸy/; [ɸy˨] or [↓˦˥] | ||
*Rising: | *High: ý /ɸý/; [ɸy˧] or [↓˥] | ||
*Falling: | *Rising: y̌ /ɸy̌ :/; [ɸy˩˧] or [↓˧˥] | ||
*Dipping: ỹ /ɸỹ/ | *Falling: ŷ /ɸŷ:/; [ɸy˧˩] or [↓˥˦] | ||
*Dipping: ỹ /ɸỹ:/; [ɸy˧˨˧] or [↓˥˦˥] | |||
Amongst whistles y, u and o, and hisses i, a and e, these triads have natural differences in tones, which means that there are eighteen tones. Ingressive high tones have a set of even higher tones which are shown above. | |||