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tonal language vs contour language

contour language vs tonal language

tonal language and contour language both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tonal language Yes No No No
contour language Yes No No No
As nouns, contour language is a hyponym of tonal language; that is, contour language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tonal language:
  • tonal language: a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
  • contour language: a tone language that uses pitch changes
Other hyponyms of tonal language include register language.
tonal language (noun) contour language (noun)
a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings a tone language that uses pitch changes
Difference between tonal language and contour language

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