Verse:Mwail/Anbirese: Difference between revisions
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===Pitch accent=== | ===Pitch accent=== | ||
Pitch accent is phonemic in Anbirese | Pitch accent is phonemic in Anbirese, and often distinguishes different grammatical forms of the same word. | ||
For example: | For example: | ||
*''skaen'' /skěn/ = 'a friend (sg)'; ''n skaen'' /n skěn/ = 'the friend' | *''skaen'' /skěn/ (rising or peaking tone) = 'a friend (sg)'; ''n skaen'' /n skěn/ = 'the friend' | ||
*'' | *''skáen'' /skén/ (high tone) = 'friends (pl)'; ''eo skáen'' /ə skèn/ = 'the friends' | ||
==Dialectology== | ==Dialectology== | ||