A brief encounter with Lahu tones
The Lahu tone system has been extensively described by Matisoff (1973 and references therein). Standard Lahu has five open (non-checked) tones (Mid, High rising, High falling, Low falling, Low) and two checked tones (High checked and Low checked). All 49 combinations of these seven tones are found a...
Main Author: | Hombert, Jean-Marie |
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Other Authors: | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178760 |
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