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The nonstandard Baoзluòveng ('highlander') dialect has a pitch accent system which may be the most complex in any Talman language. The dialect uses definite suffixes which trigger tonal distinctions, giving 3 tonal distinctions in total. | The nonstandard Baoзluòveng ('highlander') dialect has a pitch accent system which may be the most complex in any Talman language. The dialect uses definite suffixes which trigger tonal distinctions, giving 3 tonal distinctions in total. | ||
====Tones==== | ====Tones==== | ||
Báoluòveng is a strongly pitch-accent language. | |||
Glottal reinforcement before voiced C > high tone? | Glottal reinforcement before voiced C > high tone? | ||
Three tones for long vowels: | Three tones for long vowels: | ||
*ā | *ā: mid level | ||
*á | *á: rising | ||
*à | *à: falling | ||
====Consonants==== | ====Consonants==== | ||