120 Tone
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 120.
Summary
Tone refers to pitch contrasts that distinguish different words, either different lexeme stems or different grammatical forms, as e.g. singular vs. plural, or different tenses of the verb. (Tone is also the topic of WALS feature 13, by Ian Maddieson.)
Authors
Philippe Maurer and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
 | No tone distinctions | 52 |
 | Reduced tone system | 9 |
 | Simple system, for lexical distinctions only | 3 |
 | Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions | 9 |
 | Complex tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions | 1 |
| Representation: | 74 | |
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|