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Example 19-231
mi vs. mì; yu vs. yù; in vs. ìn; wi vs. wì; dɛn vs. dɛ̀n
mi
1sg
.
emph
vs.
vs.
mì;
1sg
.
poss
yu
2sg
.
emph
vs.
vs.
yù;
2sg
in
3sg
.
emph
vs.
vs.
ìn;
3sg
.
poss
wi
1pl
.
emph
vs.
vs.
wì;
1pl
.
poss
dɛn
3pl
.
emph
vs.
vs.
dɛ̀n
3pl
1SG.EMPH vs. 1SG.POSS; 2SG.EMPH vs. 2SG; 3SG.EMPH vs. 3SG.POSS; 1PL.EMPH vs. 1PL.POSS; 3PL.EMPH vs. 3PL
Comment:
Pichi makes use of tone distinctions in order to express case relations with personal pronouns.
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Field data
Language:
Pichi
by
Kofi Yakpo
cite
Datapoints:
Tone: Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions
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