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For example: | For example: | ||
*''skaen'' /skên/ (high tone) = 'a friend (sg)'; ''n skaen'' / | *''skaen'' /skên/ (high tone) = 'a friend (sg)'; ''n skaen'' /ɨn skên/ = 'the friend' | ||
*''skáen'' /skěn/ (rising tone) = 'friends (pl)'; ''n skáen'' / | *''skáen'' /skěn/ (rising tone) = 'friends (pl)'; ''n skáen'' /ɨn skěn/ = 'the friends' | ||
*'' | *''aeli'' (high tone) = 'loves (present tense)' | ||
*'' | *''áeli'' (rising tone) = 'loved (past tense)' | ||
A handful of dialects lack pitch accent. | A handful of dialects lack pitch accent. | ||