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Unit 1 · Lesson 8

Tone Introduction

Ewe is a tone language

Pending native-speaker review

Pitch can change meaning. Writers sometimes add tone marks to show this. The examples tó, tǒ and tò are teaching placeholders only — their pronunciation and meanings must be verified by a qualified native Ewe speaker before we teach them as fact.

  • acute mark (placeholder)
  • caron mark (placeholder)
  • grave mark (placeholder)