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Tones are essentially the same as in Thai. "Live syllables" (non-checked) have 5 possible tones: áM áL áF áH áR (mid low falling high rising, as in Thai). "Dead syllables" (open short vowel or stop final) have fewer possible tones. | Tones are essentially the same as in Thai. "Live syllables" (non-checked) have 5 possible tones: áM áL áF áH áR (mid low falling high rising, as in Thai). "Dead syllables" (open short vowel or stop final) have fewer possible tones. | ||
*Mid: ''láM'' /lāː/ [laː˧] 'easy' | |||
*Low: ''láL'' /làː/ [laː˨˩] 'loud' | |||
*Falling: ''láF'' /lâː/ [laː˥˩˩] 'fruit' | |||
*High: ''láH'' /láː/ [laː˥] 'white' | |||
*Rising: ''láR'' /lǎː/ [laː˨˩˦] 'vase' | |||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||