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tone language vs contour language

contour language vs tone language

tone language and contour language both are nouns.

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

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