548
edits
Saxuma: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Pitch Accent
m (→Phonotactics) |
|||
| Line 82: | Line 82: | ||
* Monosyllabic words retain their mid tone pitch. For example, 'cold' ''kan'' [kan]. This is also true of monosyllabic words with long vowels and diphthongs, such as 'sheep' ''bō'' [boː] and 'why' ''gay'' [gai]. | * Monosyllabic words retain their mid tone pitch. For example, 'cold' ''kan'' [kan]. This is also true of monosyllabic words with long vowels and diphthongs, such as 'sheep' ''bō'' [boː] and 'why' ''gay'' [gai]. | ||
* If a short vowel is accented, it bears a high tone, e.g. 'lips' ''émin'' [ˈɛ̄.min]. If it is non-initial and preceded by a short vowel, the preceding syllable bears a low tone. For example, 'friction' ''xeyáyem'' [ɕɛ̠ˈjā.jem] and 'protector' ''zigará'' [zi.gɑ̠ˈrā]. | * If a short vowel is accented, it bears a high tone, e.g. 'lips' ''émin'' [ˈɛ̄.min]. If it is non-initial and preceded by a short vowel, the preceding syllable bears a low tone. For example, 'friction' ''xeyáyem'' [ɕɛ̠ˈjā.jem] and 'protector' ''zigará'' [zi.gɑ̠ˈrā]. | ||
* If stressed or directly preceding a stressed syllable, long vowels and diphthongs receive contour tones. For stressed vowels, this is a peaking contour of tone MHM, e.g. 'passion' ''enâ'' [ɛ̠ˈnâː]. When directly preceding a stressed syllable, the long vowel bears a falling contour ML, e.g. 'various' ''mābá'' [màːˈbā]. | |||
** When long vowels are pronounced as identical vowels in hiatus, the first vowel is pronounced as mid, and then the second is high if the syllable is stressed, and low if it precedes the stress. Using the examples above, ''enâ'' would be pronounced as [ɛ̠ˈnaˌā] and ''mābá'' as [ma.a̠ˈbā]. | |||
==Other resources== | ==Other resources== | ||