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##If the downstep occurs between the two morae of a long syllable, the syllable has falling tone. | ##If the downstep occurs between the two morae of a long syllable, the syllable has falling tone. | ||
#If there is only one high-marked syllable, it is understood as tonic. | #If there is only one high-marked syllable, it is understood as tonic. | ||
#A final syllable with a rising tone is converted to a falling tone. | #A final long syllable with a high or rising tone is converted to a falling tone. | ||
If the downstep occurred word-finally, the first syllable of a following high tone word would have slightly lower pitch. In [[w:Pausa|pausa]], a word final high short syllable is realized as a falling, short vowel. | If the downstep occurred word-finally, the first syllable of a following high tone word would have slightly lower pitch. In [[w:Pausa|pausa]], a word final high short syllable is realized as a falling, short vowel. | ||