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schm schn schnr schl schw = voiceless m n nr l w | schm schn schnr schl schw = voiceless m n nr l w | ||
{{PAGENAME}} has 8 tones: | ===Tone=== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} has 8 tones which are written with final letters: | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
! Tone | |||
! Example | |||
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| mid level / mid entering (33) | |||
| ''lau'' /ləʊ˧/ 'to plant' | |||
|- | |||
| low falling / low entering (21~11) | |||
| ''Laun'' /ləʊ˨˩/ 'wrinkle' | |||
|- | |||
| high rising / high entering (45~55) | |||
| ''Laul'' /ləʊ˦˥/ 'song' | |||
|- | |||
| low rising (24) | |||
| ''Laub'' /ləʊ˨˦/ 'spring (season)' | |||
|- | |||
| peaking / high falling (353~51): | |||
| ''Laud'' /ləʊ˧˥˧/ 'shoe' | |||
|- | |||
| breathy mid level (33 + breathy) | |||
| ''laug'' /ləʊ̤˧/ 'to knit' | |||
|- | |||
| dipping (313) | |||
| ''Laus'' /ləʊ˧˩˧/ 'anise' | |||
|- | |||
| broken rising (3ˀ5) | |||
| ''lauß'' /ləʊ˧ˀ˥/ 'to smile' | |||
|} | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||