Tone rules
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| Consonant class | Long vowel | Short vowel | Any vowel, with or without final | |||||||
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| No final | Non-stop final | Stop final | No final | Non-stop final | Stop final | Tone mark | ||||
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| Middle class | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | falling tone (â, ê, î, ô, û) | high tone (á, é, í, ó, ú) | rising tone (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) |
| High class | rising tone (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) | rising tone (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | rising tone (ă, ĕ, ĭ, ŏ, ŭ) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | low tone (à, è, ì, ò, ù) | falling tone (â, ê, î, ô, û) | - | - |
| Low class | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | falling tone (â, ê, î, ô, û) | high tone (á, é, í, ó, ú) | mid/flat tone (a, e, i, o, u) | high tone (á, é, í, ó, ú) | falling tone (â, ê, î, ô, û) | high tone (á, é, í, ó, ú) | - | - |
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2024-02-19 (amadeus)