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===Tone===

Nawi has a simple tonal system where one syllable in a word may be marked for high-tone or as a tonal break point, whereby the pitch falls on the syllable immediately following it.  This is normally realized by having a slow build up to the high tone syllable and then a sharp drop immediately after it.  While tone is the sole dividing feature of many words from each other, it is often not very important since context is typically sufficient to discern which word was meant.  There are some puns that center around this difference, but they are usually relegated to grandfathers telling corny jokes.