Category:Phonology
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.
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.
project 1
Wooshe
Siginese
Ueyoonja