Datapoint Angolar/Tone

Maurer (1995: 10–23) offers a very preliminary analysis of the tone system of Angolar, which has to be seriously amended.
My 2008 data improve the analysis only very basically.

The audio files show disyllabic nouns in subject position followed by the future marker ka; the verbs are different but since they exhibit the same tonal structure, the frame for the disyllabic nouns can be considered the same.

Values

Simple tone system, for lexical and grammatical distinctions

Example 36-163:
Awa ka gaxta.
Awa
water
ka
fut
gaxta.
waste
The water will be wasted.
Example 36-164:
Alê ka pentha.
Alê
king
ka
fut
pentha.
think
The king will think.
Example 36-165:
Fôtha ka kaba.
Fôtha
strength
ka
fut
kaba.
end
The strength will end.
Example 36-166:
Kasô ka pêndê.
Kasô
dog
ka
fut
pêndê.
lose
The dog will get lost.
Confidence:
Certain