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Intro.:[ In Shangchochainese there are five tones: High level Middle-low-high High falling Low raising Middle-high-low
Tones 1, 3, and 4 are used to change the meaning of the original word. Like in Mandarin. These tones are often referred to as Inherit tones or Pìng Sá (빙ᄊ 사ᄋ).
Tone 2 is used to make the word negative. This tone goes directly after the inherit tone. So Xìa is yes and Xìă (치ᄊ아/ 치ᄊ아ᄈ) is no.
Tone 5 is used to make a word a noun where a subject is not used or where pronouns are used and the person referred to is not expressed.
Rules:
The only consonants that can be finals are “ng”, “n”, and occasionally “m.”
Tone 1 comes appears in words with the initials N, Ts, L, K, C , D, and S.
Tone 3 only appears in words with the initials G, H, R, P, W, T, Sh, X and M.
Tone 4 only appears in words with the initials B, C, D, S, Y, Z, X, Ts, J, and Ch.
All other Initials have no tone.
Tones are marked like so: ᄋ=4 ᄑ=1 ᄈ=2 ᄊ=3 ᄍ=5
Words Nōng Hò(농ᄑ 호ᄊ)=Hello Tsē Wè(체ᄑ 웨ᄊ) =Good Bye Chínmen(찐ᄋ멘)=Name Nōng(농ᄑ)=You Xín(씬ᄋ)=To be Sā(사ᄑ)=Question particle Tswè(췌ᄊ)=Friend
Phrases: Chínmen nōng xín sā? = What is your name? 찐ᄋ멘 농ᄑ 씬ᄋ 사ᄑ? Tsē wè tswè. = Good bye friend 체ᄑ 웨ᄊ 췌ᄊ.
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