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 ===Tones===
-a á à â = mid high low falling
+Humpback Whelsh has four tones: level, rising, falling and peaking.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Tone
+!colspan=2 | Example
+! Notes
+|-
+| Level || ''llyr'' (blow) || /ɬɨ:r˧/ ||
+|-
+| Rising || ''séng'' (place) || /se:ŋ˨˥/ ||
+|-
+| Falling || ''chà'' (assist) || /xa:˨˩/ || May be slightly creaky voiced.
+|-
+| Peaking || ''rhêud'' (pebble) || /r̥eɨt̚˦˥˩/ ||
+|}