Value Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions

Language:
Krio
Parameter:
Tone
References
Fyle and Jones 1980

Examples

  1. fádá; fádà; fàdá
    fádá;
    father
    fádà;
    father
    fàdá
    father
    God; Father; Catholic priest

    See Fyle and Jones 1980: 95-96

  2. gó; gò
    gó;
    go
    gò
    fut
    go (lexical verb); will (auxiliary verb)

    See Fyle and Jones 1980: 128