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 ===Suprasegmental pharyngealization===
-Non-initial '''h''' /ʕ/ is realized as suprasegmental pharyngealization which acts on a syllable level: vowels in affected syllables are lengthened, lowered, and pharyngealized, and the syllable gains a rising or falling tone. For example,
+Non-initial '''h''' /ʕ/ is realized as suprasegmental pharyngealization which acts on a syllable level: vowels in affected syllables are lengthened, lowered, and pharyngealized, and the syllable gains a downstep. For example,
-*Vh# or VhC indicates a falling tone: ''ftoh'' 'riverbank' is read as [ftɔ̂ˤː].
+*Vh# or VhC indicates V[+phar]ꜜ: ''ftoh'' 'riverbank' is read as [ftɔ̌ˤː], but the genitive ''ftohy'' is pronounced [ftɔ̌ˤːì].
-*VhV indicates a rising tone, and only the first V affects the vowel value: ''ksaha'' 'stranger' is read as [ksǎˤː].
+*VhV indicates V[+phar]ꜜV, and only the first V affects the vowel value: ''ksaha'' 'stranger' is read as [ksǎˤː].
 ===Historically hard-soft vowel pairs===