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Example 37-204
kɔ́ntá vs. kɔ̀ntà
kɔ́ntá
account
vs.
vs.
kɔ̀ntà
to.count
account, bill vs. to count
Comment:
This example illustrates grammatical tone (noun-verb distinction).
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Maurer 2009
: 26
Language:
Principense
by
Philippe Maurer
cite
Datapoints:
Tone: Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions
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