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  • Features
    • A01: Is your language tonal (i.e. pitch-based minimal pairs exist)?
    • A02: Is there a contrastive contour tone (i.e. phonological) in the tonal inventory?
    • A03: How many phonemic contrasts in tone? Provide tonal (near-)minimal pairs if possible. Count phonological toneless as one category.
    • A03-1: What is the underlying tonal system of your language?
    • A04: What is the tone bearing unit (TBU)?
    • A05: How many phonetic realization of tone (i.e. number of pitch levels and number of pitch contour)?
    • A06: Does the language have lexical contrasts of tone?
    • A06-1: How many nominal tonal patterns are there? (Note1: tone of noun class prefixes is asked in P7-1; Note2: you may present stem and/or root level descriptions)
    • A06-2: How many verbal tonal patterns are there?
    • A07: Does tone play a role of marking specific functions?
  • Languages
    • Herero
    • Matengo
    • Rombo
    • Tembo
    • Nyoro
    • Kimakunduchi (Kikae, Kihadimu)
    • Inner Mbugu
    • Normal Mbugu
    • Lamba
    • Nyole
    • Bende
    • Xitsonga
  • About this website
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  • Features
    • A01: Is your language tonal (i.e. pitch-based minimal pairs exist)?
    • A02: Is there a contrastive contour tone (i.e. phonological) in the tonal inventory?
    • A03: How many phonemic contrasts in tone? Provide tonal (near-)minimal pairs if possible. Count phonological toneless as one category.
    • A03-1: What is the underlying tonal system of your language?
    • A04: What is the tone bearing unit (TBU)?
    • A05: How many phonetic realization of tone (i.e. number of pitch levels and number of pitch contour)?
    • A06: Does the language have lexical contrasts of tone?
    • A06-1: How many nominal tonal patterns are there? (Note1: tone of noun class prefixes is asked in P7-1; Note2: you may present stem and/or root level descriptions)
    • A06-2: How many verbal tonal patterns are there?
    • A07: Does tone play a role of marking specific functions?
  • Languages
    • Herero
    • Matengo
    • Rombo
    • Tembo
    • Nyoro
    • Kimakunduchi (Kikae, Kihadimu)
    • Inner Mbugu
    • Normal Mbugu
    • Lamba
    • Nyole
    • Bende
    • Xitsonga
  • About this website