Verse:Mwail/Ryooteq: Difference between revisions
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Standard High {{PAGENAME}} has a pitch accent system - every word will have at least one high pitched mora but may have more than one, especially in longer words. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent. | Standard High {{PAGENAME}} has a pitch accent system - every word will have at least one high pitched mora but may have more than one, especially in longer words. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent. | ||
Other Sjowaázh lects have different tonal systems. For example, the Cyamányeh topolect has a simple pitch accent system like that of Ancient Greek – namely, only one mora per word receives high pitch. | Other Sjowaázh lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh topolect has a simple pitch accent system like that of Ancient Greek – namely, only one mora per word receives high pitch. | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
High Sjowaázh is written in its own native script, an abugida. | High Sjowaázh is written in its own native script, an abugida. | ||