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. 2020 Jan 20;41(8):2152–2159. doi: 10.1002/hbm.24936

Table 1.

The pitch contour of Bai language (Xu & Zhao, 1984)

Tone name Tone value Tone mark Intense or lax vowel Word examples
Pa WFb Pa WFb
1 33 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g004.jpg Lax pɑ Inline graphic 泡沫 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g006.jpg 拉
2 42 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g007.jpg Intense pɑ Inline graphic 奶 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g009.jpg 追
3 31 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g010.jpg Lax pɑ Inline graphic 闹 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g012.jpg 田
4 55 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g013.jpg Lax phɑ Inline graphic 扒 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g015.jpg 多
5 35 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g016.jpg Lax pɑ Inline graphic 八(哥鸟) graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g018.jpg 急
6 44 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g019.jpg Intense pɑ Inline graphic 倒 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g021.jpg 蚂蟥
7 21 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g022.jpg Intense pɑ Inline graphic 蹲 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g024.jpg 赊欠
8 55 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g025.jpg Intense pɑ Inline graphic (水)坝 graphic file with name HBM-41-2152-g027.jpg 寄宿
a

P, pronunciation.

b

WF, written form.