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Reduced tone system
Example 5-203:
pákìit vs. pàkít
pákìit
packet
vs.
vs.
pàkít
pocket
packet vs. pocket
Source:
Devonish 1989
: 94
Example 5-204:
flówà vs. flòwá
flówà
flour
vs.
vs.
flòwá
flower
flour vs. flower
Source:
Devonish 1989
: 94
Example 5-205:
ánsà vs. ànsá
ánsà
answer
vs.
vs.
ànsá
answer
answer (verb) vs. answer (noun)
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Creolese
by
Hubert Devonish
and
Dahlia Thompson
cite
Language:
Creolese
Feature:
Tone
Source:
Devonish 1989
: 94
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