Contrastive tones

Category
Phonology - Suprasegmental
Notes
Note how many contrastive tones

Languages

Language Feature Status Grammatical Notes Source Etymology Notes General Notes Phylogenetic Code
Cahuilla no
Cupeño no
Luiseño no
Serrano no
Kitanemuk no
Kawaiisu no
Timbisha no
Western Mono no
Chemehuevi no
Southern Paiute no
Southern Ute no
Shoshone no
Comanche no
Idaho Shoshone no
Northern Paiute no
Gabrielino 0
Achagua no Wilson & Levinsohn 1992: 16
Resígaro yes 2 contrastive tones Allin, 1976, p. 72
Bare no Aikhenvald, 1995: 8
Piapoco no Sudo, 1976 p. 9 and Galindo, 1992, p. 59
Yukuna no Shauer and Shauer, 1972, p. 1-14
Yavitero no Mosonyi notes that the pitch accent of Baniwa is reduced to an "accent of intensity." Mosonyi, 1987: p. 25-26
Wapishana no Santos, 2006:32
Wayuu yes 2 tones. Phonemic 'stress' (one syllable per word, so primary stress) is realized with high pitch more than with intensity. Mansen, 1967: p. 49
Tariana no Aikhenvald 2003
Apurinã no Facundes, 2000
Asheninka Apurucayali no Payne 1980:710
Maipure no Zamponi 2003:14-18
Yanesha' no Fast 1953:191-4
Kinikinau no info Souza 2008 says that it is still unknown Souza 2008:63
Baure no info more likely not Danielsen 2007
Nanti no Michael, 2008
Paresi no Brandão 2010, Rowan and Burgues 1979
Palikur no Launey 2003
Yine no Matteson 1965
Añun no Patte 1989
Bora yes 2 (low and high) Seifart - 2005:39-43
Makiritare no Hall 1988: 214-260
Makushi no Abbott 1991: 140-148
Eñepa no Payne 2012:41-66
Pemon no Pessoa 2005
Guna no Smith
Naso yes high, low Quesada 2000 high and low limited to a small set
Ika no more likely not Frank 1990:10-18
Kogi no info
Cabecar yes two tones:low and high Margery 1982:37-8
Guaymí no Quesada 2008:42
Damana no
Sikuani no de Kondo (Vol.1,2) - 1985
Macaguan no Buenaventura - 1993
Aguaruna no Overall 2007:19-115
Northern Emberá no more likely not Aguirre 1999:16-26; Mortensen 1999:4-8 Chamí
Waorani no Saint and Pike1959:4-17 more likely not
Ingá no Levinson 1976:19-32
Matses no Fleck:69-203
Mapudungun no Salas 1992, p.85 tone differences are correlate to main stres and secondary stress
Páez no info
Quechua Ayacuchano yes First time I hear that Quechua has tones. But the author says that there are "four tonal levels" Parker 1965:11-6
Tikuna 5 Montes (2005:130) notes that Tikuna has three contrastive tones Montes 2000:296
Urarina yes Olawsky:120-3
Waunana no Loewen 1954
Andoke 3 Landaburu 1979, p.48 high, low, mid
Puinave yes (4 types: low, high, ascendent and descendent) Giron 2008: p104
Central Aymara no Huayhua Pari 2001: 83 to 94
Kakua yes Bolaños fieldnotes tone is a prosodic feature
Kaingang no Cavalcante 1987
Minica Witoto no Minor and Minor 1982. not indicated/expected
Hup yes 2 tone contrasts Epps 2008
Nadëb/Roçado dialect no
Dâw yes Martins 2004:13-15
Desano yes high tone always falls on stressed syllable, others are mid and low, stress/accent pattern Miller 1999, p.15 The phonological word is composed of one to five syllables with one pricipal stress.
Cubeo yes low, mid, high and 1 Morse & Maxwell 1999, p. 6 According to Chacón 2012, there are high, mid, low and contour tones in Kubeo
Kotiria yes H and HL Stenzel 2004, p. 83
Makuna yes 2; high and low Smothermon & Smothermon 1993, p. 27 Animal parts and human parts are distinguished only by tonal differences.
Koreguaje yes There are two tone levels in Coreguaje, high and low. Gralow & Cook 1984, p.3-4. Cook '93, p.11 some suffixes have alternative ways that are inexplicable from the current structures of tone and emphasis.
Barasano yes 2 contrastive tones; High and High-Low. Gomez-Imbert, p.1
Tanimuca yes Stressed syllables often occur with raised pitch.(high/low level) Strom 1992, p.13
Siona no Wheeler - 1970:20-21
Tukano 3 Ramirez 1997: 68 these appear to be underlying tones, not surface tones
Yanomami no Migliazza 1972: p. 38-39
Ninam no Migliazza 1972: p.38-39
Sanumá no Migliazza 1972: p. 38-39
Surui yes There a four tones: low, mid, high and extra high. Bontkes and Bontkes 2009:13
Karitiana no Everett 2006:107-34
Nheengatu no Cruz 2011
Paraguayan Guaraní no Krivoshein and Acosta 2001:39
Aché no info more likely not
Kokama no Vallejos 2010
Nyangumarta no 0
Jingulu no 0
Wambaya no 0
Bunuba no 0
Walmajarri no 0
Nyulnyul no 0
Warrwa no 0
Worrorra no 2-5 0
Garrwa no 0
Gooniyandi no 0
Warlpiri no n65 0
Bardi no 0
Yugambeh no 0
Yorta Yorta no 0
Yir Yoront no 0
Yindjibarndi no 10 0
Yidiny no 0
Yanyuwa no 0
Yandruwandha no 19-20 0
Yan-nhangu no 0
Yalarnnga no 9, 10, 11 0
Woiwurrung no 62 0
Wirangu no 35 0
Wemba-Wemba no H 21 0
Warumungu No 16 0
Wangkumara no 6 to 7 0
Uradhi No 322 0
Paakantyi no 0
Pitta-Pitta No 191 0
Pintupi no 42 0
Nyungar no d30-4 0
Nhanta no 0
Ngiyambaa No 44 0
Ngayawang No 0
Muruwari no 10-36 0
Mpakwithi no 0
Mayi-Yapi no 25 0
Martuthunira no 25-50 0
Marrgany No 295 0
Kuuk Thaayorre No 66 0
Kuku Yalanji no 0
Kugu-Nganhcara No 384 0
Kaurna no 0
Kalkatungu no 5-6b 0
Jaru no 47 0
Guugu-Yimidhirr No 41 0
Gureng Gureng no 0
Gupapuyngu no 0
Gumbaynggirr no xix 0
Gugu-Badhun no 74 0
Yuwaalaraay No 2 0
Dyirbal no 274 0
Duungidjawu no 22 0
Djinang No 3 0
Djabugay no 0
Diyari no 0
Dharuk no 0
Dharawal no 0
Darkinyung no 0
Bularnu no 0
Biri no 0
Bidjara-Gungabula no 0
Batyala no 0
Arabana no 0
Alyawarr no 0
Nyikina no 0
Yawuru no 0
Ngarinyin no 0
Yulparija No 17 0
Wathawurrung no 67 0
Mathi-Mathi no 67 0
Hunter River and Lake Macquarie no 25 0
Thanggati no 7 0
Katthang no 27 0
Panyjima no 130-135 0
Ngarinyeri No 0
Kurrama no 0
Yingkarta no 0
Githabul No 2 0
Gunya No 295 0
Kunjen No 14 0
WesternTorres no K81 0
Wakaya no 0
Yindjilindji no 0
Bandjalang No 21 0
Ngaatjatjara No 8 0
Arrernte No 76 0
Kokatha No 25 0
Karajarri No 66 0
Pitjantjatjara No G 27 0
Ritharrngu No 9 0
Warrgamay No 20 0
Warluwarra no 0
Warnman No 11 0
Djapu no 13-9 0
Bilinarra no 1.1000000000000000888 0
Wiradjuri no 9, 10, 11 0
Aghu-Tharnggala No 36 0
Narungga No 39 0
Tharrkari No 5 0
Wajarri No 31 0
Warungu no 1 0
Adnyamathanha no 0
Yagua no Payne and Payne 1990:432 not likely
Baniwa yes high; rising=high on second mora of long V Ramirez 2001