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Document Details : Title: Cilungu Tone Melodies Subtitle: A Descriptive and Comparative Study Author(s): BICKMORE, Lee Journal: Africana Linguistica Volume: 20 Date: 2014 Pages: 39-62 DOI: 10.2143/AL.20.0.3062061 Abstract : This paper provides a detailed description of Melodic High (MH) tone patterns in Cilungu. The MH is exhibited in four different ways in finite verb forms, as well as in a variety of nouns. After the presentation of the Cilungu data and patterns, I highlight similarities and difference with five closely related languages within the various subgroups of Zone M. |
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