- The low tone starts low and rises slighly at the end of a phrase.
gdqhkgfnvo |
ka@w
dyan |
9 months |
|
ly[gfnvo |
si#p
dyan |
10 months |
|
lujgfnvo |
si#i
dyan |
4 months |
|
shkgfnvo |
ha^a
dyan |
5 months |
| |
In the following group, the tone of gfnvo dyan is low and does not rise because it does not come at the end of the
phrase. he low tone starts low and rises slighly at the end of a phrase.
|
|
gfnvogdqhk |
dyan
ka@w |
September |
|
gfnvoly[ |
dyan
si#p |
October |
|
gfnvolju |
dyan
si#i |
April |
|
gfnvoshk |
dyan
ha^a |
May |
- The rising tone starts low and rises.
| lv' |
sO%OG |
two |
| lk, |
sa%am |
three |
| gla' |
se%G |
test, quiz |
| .z |
pha%y |
who |
| spa' |
Na%G |
what |
| l;p |
su%ay |
too late |
| mhv' |
tho%G |
stomach |
| mv' |
thO%OG |
gold |
| mjko|= |
tha&an
mO%O |
a doctor |
|
g9qhkc0;' |
ca@w
khwE%EG |
governor |
| ,ulu |
mi#i
si#i |
With color |
|
vkdkfVk; |
aaka^at
na%aw |
cold weather |
|
9adrklk |
ca#k
pha#asa%a |
how many languages |
|
|6jpjk' |
mu&u
Na&aG |
my friend's walking. |
|
8njo16j |
ty&yn
ju&u |
Awake |
- In a sentence and in compounds, words sometimes change in length
and tone depending on adjacent words. Compare the following words when said alone
and when said in phrases.
| lu |
si#i |
color |
| lu0P; |
si#i
khi%aw |
green color |
| Vk; |
na%aw |
cold |
|
Vk;s^kp |
na%aw
la%ay |
very cold |
| c0;' |
khwE%EG |
province |
|
c0;'sq;7v' |
khwE%EG
hu%akhO%OG |
Hua Khong Province |
| |= |
mO%O |
doctor |
|
|=xq;laf |
mO%O pua
sa#t |
pet doctor |
The same change occurs in the first vowel of words such as:
|
| rklk |
pha#asa%a |
language |
| xko.f |
paan day |
how |
| vksko |
aaha%an |
food |
|
0hk]kf-tdko |
kha^a
la@asakaan |
official |
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