Tone is a feature of a syllable though it is marked on the vowel of the syllable. Thus, in a tone language, meaning distinction between words can be made by tones.

Lotha Naga has three lexically significant pitch levels, i.e., three tones 1. Rising 2. Falling 3. Level.

In Lotha, every vowel posseses one of the above mentioned three tones. Falling tone does not occur in the initial position of the word.