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(19) Combinations <strong>of</strong> level tones in three-syllable words:<br />

HHH F FCM F FCM<br />

CM CM<br />

‘suddenly’<br />

HHM FA(A(K FA(A(K FA(A(K FA(A(K<br />

‘bat’<br />

HHL J((= J((= J((= J((=<br />

‘pain’<br />

HMH F=(KK( F=(KK( F=(KK( F=(KK(<br />

‘parrot’<br />

HMM —<br />

HML @>@= @>@= @>@= @>@=<br />

‘heel’<br />

HLH =(=MK( =(=MK( =(=MK( =(=MK(<br />

‘hiccough’<br />

HLM =(>=J5= =(>=J5= =(>=J5= =(>=J5=<br />

‘tomorrow’<br />

HLL C>=(J C>=(J C>=(J C>=(J<br />

‘latrine’<br />

MHH (>AA (>AA (>AA (>AA<br />

‘butterfly’<br />

MHM @ @ @ @ C@ C@ C@ C@ ‘bladder’<br />

MHL C>=(>= C>=(>= C>=(>= C>=(>=<br />

‘rag’<br />

MMH C>=C>=A( C>=C>=A( C>=C>=A( C>=C>=A( ‘baldness’<br />

MMM >=J >=J = = = =<br />

‘rope’<br />

MML C>=CAM C>=CAM C>=CAM C>=CAM ‘type <strong>of</strong> cat’<br />

MLH CKC=J CKC=J CKC=J CKC=J<br />

‘prostitute’<br />

MLM >=C >=C >=C >=C<br />

‘tortoise’<br />

MLL C>=J C>=J C>=J C>=J<br />

‘anthill’<br />

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LHH ==(> ==(> ==(> ==(> ‘head pad’<br />

LHM =@(A =@(A =@(A =@(A<br />

‘that’<br />

LHL @ACA(JA ACA(JA ACA(JA ACA(JA<br />

‘pepper’<br />

LMH =>KJ5( =>KJ5( =>KJ5( =>KJ5( ~ >KJ5( >KJ5( >KJ5( >KJ5( ‘night’<br />

LMM =C>L =C>L =C>L =C>L<br />

‘pimple’<br />

LML ==J ==J ==J ==J<br />

‘boundary, frontier’<br />

LLH > > HKK( HKK( HKK( HKK(<br />

‘porcupine’<br />

LLM ==K ==K ==K ==K<br />

‘dung beetle’<br />

LLL >=C== >=C== >=C== >=C==<br />

‘zebra’<br />

Not all possible combinations are attested for quadrasyllabic words, but this is<br />

likely due to <strong>the</strong> rarity <strong>of</strong> such words in Mono, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> large number <strong>of</strong> logically possible<br />

combinations (3 4 = 81). Some sample words with four distinct tones are given in (20):<br />

(20) Sample combinations <strong>of</strong> level tones in quadrasyllabic words<br />

HLHM (HF=(C (HF=(C (HF=(C (HF=(C ‘traveler’<br />

HLMM @(CAO= @(CAO= @(CAO= @(CAO= ‘day before yesterday’<br />

LLLH =@KK=( =@KK=( =@KK=( =@KK=( ‘ghost, ogre’<br />

LHMH =A(@( =A(@( =A(@( =A(@(<br />

‘hail’<br />

LHLH @KK(HKK( @KK(HKK( @KK(HKK( @KK(HKK( ‘blunt’<br />

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