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tonal language

language in which tones have lexical or grammatical meaning
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tonal language

Summary

tonal language is a type of language[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tonal language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3].
  • tonal language is a type of language[4].
  • tonal language is part of linguistic typology[5].
  • tonal language's Commons category is recorded as Tonal languages[6].
  • tonal language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tonal languages[7].
  • tonal language's has characteristic is recorded as tone[8].
  • tonal language's different from is recorded as stress-timed language[9].
  • tonal language's different from is recorded as tonal system[10].
  • tonal language's is the study of is recorded as suprasegmental[11].
  • tonal language's studied by is recorded as linguistics[12].
  • tonal language's studied by is recorded as phonology[13].

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Definition and Type

tonal language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3]. It is a type of language[4].

Use and Application

tonal language is part of linguistic typology[5].

Why It Matters

tonal language has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

linguistics phonology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151037301
    P14541 → tA2w0
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  2. 8w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → linguistic typology
    Subclass of → language
    Has characteristic → tone
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8814]]: 06917719-n"
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