| Category: | Phonology | |
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| Feature: | Tone WALS | |
| Name: | Complex tone system | |
| Languages (28): | ||
| Qþyn|gài | ||
| Pasgemanh | ||
| Ngeyunh | ||
| Vilani | ||
| Latadid | ||
| Dainyu | ||
| Velyan | ||
| Feayran | Three tonal levels, twenty-two possible contour tones over each syllable. |
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| Mandarin | ||
| Acoma | ||
| Bagirmi | ||
| Burmese | ||
| Grebo | ||
| Hmong Njua | ||
| Ju|'hoan | ||
| Khoekhoe | ||
| Koasati | ||
| Mixtec (Chalcatongo) | ||
| Oromo (Harar) | ||
| Supyire | ||
| Thai | ||
| Vietnamese | ||
| Yoruba | ||
| Nova | The three basic tones are high, mid (least marked), and low. These may interact with each other and glottalized consonants to produce a complex tonal contour for the lengthier words. |
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| Wooshe | ||
| Siginese | ||
| Ueyoonja | ||