tone syllable
31One syllable article — A one syllable article (Chinese: 同音文章; pinyin: Tóngyīn wénzhāng) is a type of constrained writing found in Chinese literature. They take advantage of the large number of homophones in the Chinese language, particularly when writing in Classical… …
32ox|y|tone — «OK sih tohn», adjective, noun. –adj. having an acute accent on the last syllable. –n. an oxytone word. ╂[< Greek oxýtonos < oxýs sharp + tónos accent, tone] …
33bar|y|tone — bar|y|tone1 «BAR uh tohn», noun, adjective. British. baritone. bar|y|tone2 «BAR uh tohn», adjective, noun. in Greek grammar: –adj. not having the acute accent on the last syllable. –n. a barytone word. ╂[< Late Latin barytonus < Greek… …
34par|ox|y|tone — «pa ROK suh tohn», adjective, noun. Greek Grammar. –adj. having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable (penult). –n. a word so accented. ╂[< Greek paroxýtonos < para beside, next to + oxýtonos oxytone] …
35hue — Tone Tone (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr. Gr. to nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice, pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys differing in pitch; akin to tei nein to stretch or strain. See {Thin},… …
36Standard Chinese phonology — The phonology of Standard Chinese is reproduced below. Actual production varies widely among speakers, as people inadvertently introduce elements of their native dialects. By contrast, television and radio announcers are chosen for their… …
37Standard Mandarin — Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan, and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.The phonology of Standard Mandarin is based on the… …
38Taiwanese — Infobox Language name=Taiwanese nativename=臺灣話; Tâi oân oē familycolor=Sino Tibetan states=Taiwan region=The whole of Taiwan and overseas Taiwanese communities speakers=About 15 million in Taiwan; 49 million (Min Nan as a group) rank=21 (Min Nan… …
39Yi script — Infobox Writing system name= Yi type= Syllabary in modern form; typedesc=Logographic in archaic variations time= At least 500 years old, syllabic version established in 1974 languages= Yi language sample= Yi manuscript 452.jpg iso15924= YiiiThe… …
40Cubeo language — Cubeo Spoken in Brazil, Colombia Native speakers 4,632  (date missing) Language family Tucanoan Cubeo …
