Tonal Parts of Speech

Nouns/pronouns = high tone Verbs = rising contour Adjectives/adverbs = falling contour Everything else = level tone

Sample words are as follows:

simwáː (noun) lûʃ (adj.) ŋăːslis (verb) juliti ̂ waunjŭŋ sŋauâ fiaŋwúm jiwûːŋju ʃáːk

The ultima (final syllable) takes on the contour or tone unless there is an elongated vowel, which does the ultima's job instead. With the exception of given names, all proper nouns adhere to the same rules as other nouns. Mood can be handled by morphology and/or syntax.

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