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Hmong: Tones

(ref.)

Tones

Tone levels

Nonwords

Words

High level

55

ib

tob [deep]

High falling

52

ij

toj [a mound, a hill]

Mid-rising

24

iv

tov [to mix]

Mid level

33

i

to [to pierce through]

Mid-low level

22

is

tos [to wait, to delay]

High-mid falling

42

ig

tog [a chair]

Low falling

21

im

tom [there, over there]

Low falling-raising

213

id

tod [there, over there]

 


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