Datapoint Krio/Tone

Values

Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions

Example 15-155:
fádá; fádà; fàdá
fádá;
father
fádà;
father
fàdá
father
God; Father; Catholic priest

Source: Fyle and Jones 1980: 95-96

Example 15-156:
gó; gò
gó;
go
gò
fut
go (lexical verb); will (auxiliary verb)

Source: Fyle and Jones 1980: 128

Confidence:
Very certain