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Tonal language — A tonal language is a language that uses tone to distinguish words. Tone is a phonological trait common to many languages around the world (though rare in Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the Pacific). Chinese is perhaps the most well… … Wikipedia
tonal language — /ˈtoʊnəl læŋgwɪdʒ/ (say tohnuhl langgwij) noun a language in which systematic differences in vocal pitch level may make differences in lexical meaning, as in Mandarin Chinese. Also, tone language …
Tonal — may refer to:* Tonal (mythology), a concept appearing in the belief systems and traditions of Mesoamerican cultures, involving a spiritual link between a person and an animal * tonal language, a classification of languages where some combination… … Wikipedia
tonal system — noun the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language • Syn: ↑tone system • Hypernyms: ↑phonological system, ↑phonologic system • Part Holonyms: ↑tone language, ↑tonal language … Useful english dictionary
Nafaanra language — language familycolor=Niger Congo name=Nafaanra states=Ghana, Côte d Ivoire region=North west corner of the Brong Ahafo region in Ghana, east of Bondouko in Côte d Ivoire speakers=61,000 fam1=Niger Congo fam2=Atlantic Congo fam3=Volta Congo… … Wikipedia
Tsat language — language name=Tsat familycolor=Austronesian states=Hainan Island region=Southeast Asia speakers=3,500 rank=? fam2=Malayo Polynesian fam3=Malayic fam4=Aceh Chamic fam5=Chamic fam6=North Chamic nation=none iso2=map iso3=huqTsat (also known as Utsat … Wikipedia
Lao language — language name=Lao nativename=ພາສາລາວ, pʰaːsaː laːw familycolor=Tai Kadai states=Laos, Thailand, U.S., France, Canada, China, Australia speakers=5,225,552 (2006), roughly 20 million if Isan speakers are included. fam2=Kam Tai fam3=Be Tai fam4=Tai… … Wikipedia
Arapaho language — language name=Arapaho nativename=Hinóno eitíít familycolor=American states=United States region=The Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Oklahoma speakers= 1,000 fam1=Algic fam2=Algonquian fam3=Plains Algonquian fam4=Arapahoan iso2=arp|iso3=arpThe… … Wikipedia
Sandawe language — language name=Sandawe familycolor=Khoisan fam1=Khoe Sandawe (tentative) states=Tanzania region=Rift Valley speakers=c. 40,000 iso2=sad iso3=sadSandawe or Sandawi is a tonal language spoken by about 40,000 Sandawe people in the Dodoma region of… … Wikipedia
Mòoré language — language name=Mòoré nativename=Mòoré states=Burkina Faso, Benin, Côte d Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Togo speakers=5,036,700 familycolor=Niger Congo fam2=Atlantic Congo fam3=Volta Congo fam4=Gur fam5=Central fam6=Oti Volta iso2=mos iso3=mosMòoré language … Wikipedia
