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Example 7-286
pláastá/plàastà; káaná/kàanà
pláastá/plàastà;
to.plaster/the.plaster
káaná/kàanà
to.corner/the.corner
plaster (V) / plaster (N); corner (V) / corner (N)
Comment:
Some two-syllable lexical and grammatical elements may be distinguished based on pitch contrast.
Type:
constructed by native-speaker linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Vincentian Creole
by
Paula Prescod
cite
Datapoints:
Tone: Reduced tone system
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