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* Valley tone: the accented syllable is high-falling, and the following syllable is mid-rising. | * Valley tone: the accented syllable is high-falling, and the following syllable is mid-rising. | ||
* Summit tone: the accented syllable is low-rising, and the following syllable is high-falling. | * Summit tone: the accented syllable is low-rising, and the following syllable is high-falling. | ||
Some dialects appear to have a fourth tone, with no standard name but often called "open ocean tone" or "anti-plateau tone." The accented syllable is low, often lower even than summit tone, and the | Some dialects appear to have a fourth tone, with no standard name but often called "open ocean tone" or "anti-plateau tone." The accented syllable is low, often lower even than summit tone, and the ''preceding'' syllable is mid-falling. This is associated with an onset backed /k/, which is why it is debated whether or not this is a phonemic tone. If it is one, then High Karanesa is tied for the most pitch accent patterns in the [[Nentan languages|Nentan family]]. | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||