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 * 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'' [ɛ́.min]. If it is non-initial and preceded by a short vowel, the preceding syllable bears a low tone. For example, 'friction' ''xeyáyem'' [ɕɛ̀ˈjá.jem] and 'protector' ''zigará'' [zi.gɑ̀ˈrá].
-* 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'' [ɛ̠ˈna᷈ː]. When directly preceding a stressed syllable, the long vowel bears a falling contour ML, e.g. 'various' ''mābá'' [mâːˈbá].
+* 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'' [ɛ̀ˈna᷈ː]. When directly preceding a stressed syllable, the long vowel bears a falling contour ML, e.g. 'various' ''mābá'' [mâːˈbá].
 ** When long vowels are pronounced as identical vowels in hiatus, each vowel carries its own tone. If stressed, they follow the pattern of HM. If preceding a stressed syllable, then ML. Using the examples above, ''enâ'' would be pronounced as [ɛ̀ˈnáˌa] and ''mābá'' as [ma.àˈbá].