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tone language
noun
- a language, as Swedish, Chinese, Yoruba, or Serbo-Croatian, in which words that are otherwise phonologically identical are distinguished by having different pitches or pitch contour.
tone language
noun
- a language, such as Chinese or certain African languages, in which differences in tone may make differences in meaning
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tone language1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
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At this stage, however, or even before it, I think very probably vowel sounds must have been employed in tone language, if not also a few consonants.
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