Today I read that there is a language with seven tones (HELL for non natives!!!), but it didn't say what language is that.
And... is seven the limit? Is there a language with even more tones?
2007-11-09 10:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by kamelåså 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I know about Mandarin. That one is like the most popular in our heads when mentioning tones. Vietnamese has six, I think.
As far as I know, Hawaiian is not a tonal language!!
2007-11-09 10:31:46 · update #1
There are 7 tones. In the traditional analysis, the tones are numbered from 1 to 8; in Taiwanese, tones 2 and 6 are the same. For example, the syllable a in each of the 7 distinct tones are
1. a; high level
2. á; falling
3. à; low level
4. ah; low stopped
5. â; rising
6. tone number 2 is repeated; there is no tone number 6 per se
7. ā; middle level
8. a̍h; high stopped
Taiwanese is not Mandarin Chinese but a
Amoy Min Nan variant.
2007-11-09 13:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by Der weiße Hexenmeister 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hakka, a Chinese dialect, I think has 7 tones? Cantonese has the most: 9.
2007-11-09 18:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by bryan_q 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
yes, Vietnamese has six tones but I heard Cantonese has nine. How possible is that?
2007-11-09 19:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Chinese Mandarian has 4 tones...
2007-11-09 18:27:06 · answer #4 · answered by xoxox 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
thats seven tones mean?
2007-11-09 18:26:22 · answer #5 · answered by youve reached tracey 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i am not sure... maybe hawaiian??
2007-11-09 18:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by klaram849 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋