Datapoint Vincentian Creole/Tone

Pitch modulation and intensity combine to dispel semantic ambiguity.

Some two-syllable lexical and grammatical elements may be distinguished based on pitch contrast.

Values

Reduced tone system

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)
Example 7-287:
bróòdá/bròdà
bróòdá/bròdà
brother/brother
brother (member of the religious order) / brother (sibling)

Source: Prescod 2006: 194

Confidence:
Very certain