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surrounding it. Pitch is a kind of musical tone. In some language,
varying pitch of individual syllables makes differences in meaning.
In Missing also, as pointed out earlier, tones are distinctive. The
language has three tones viz., high, level and low. In high tone,
the accent on the syllable concerned is a primary one, that is, the
vocal cords vibrate with a higher frequency. Level tone is same as
the pitch of the normal syllable, and low tone has a faint falling
accent on the syllable concerned. |
| 1.5.1.
High Tone |
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occurs in all positions. |
[ l ]
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‘yes’
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[ķnam]
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‘to do’
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‘black wine’
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[sįt]
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‘to row’
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[adķ]
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‘hill’
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[také]
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‘ginger’
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[pėkļ]
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‘parrot’
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| 1.5.2.
Low tone |
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It occurs in all positions. |
|
[ąlag]
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‘hand’
|
[ėsģ ]
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‘tree’
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[ap ]
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‘wine’
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[am]
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‘soil’
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[tarł]
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‘meeting’
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[kakąn]
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‘beautiful’
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[sikģr]
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‘cold’
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[anė]
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‘mother’
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[ańnė]
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‘twice’
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bilabial
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apico-dental
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alveolar
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apico-palatal
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palatal
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velar
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glottal
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Stop
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p
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t
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t
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k
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ph
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th
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kh
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p’
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t’
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k’
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b
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d
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d
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g
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b’
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d
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gh
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b’
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d’
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g’
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fricative
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s
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h
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z
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zh
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affricate
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ts
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j
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nasal
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m
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n
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n
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ń
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lateral
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l
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trill
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r
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flap
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R
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continuant
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w
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y
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