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Limi

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3); not yet reviewed by a native speaker.

A
a²¹wo⁵⁵
1PL

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a³³kʰɤ⁵⁵lɤ³³
back teeth

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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a⁵⁵pʰɯ²¹
ancestor

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕ
ɕe²¹to²¹
be standing

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕe³³
(of the wind) blow

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕe⁵⁵tɔ⁵⁵
alive

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɕi³³tʂʰa³³
beam [main]

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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D
dʐʅ²¹ti⁵⁵
awl

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣo²¹mɯ²¹
bamboo shoot

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣo²¹pɯ³³tɕi³³
bamboo

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣɯ²¹na⁵⁵pɔ³³
another (thing)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ɣɯ²¹na⁵⁵pɔ³³tʂʰɔ⁵⁵
3SR (another)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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H
hi³³du²¹
beam[small]

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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K
ka²¹n²¹ma³³
backwards

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kɤ³³
(cocks)comb

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kʰa²¹
be short of; lack

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kʰɯ²¹
bark

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kʰɯ²¹ʑi²¹pɔ³³
afternoon

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kue²⁴
already

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kɯ̠³³ti⁵⁵
back

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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kʊ²¹ɕi³³
ashes

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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L
la³³xe²¹
again

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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le̠²¹ɣɯ²¹tɕe⁵⁵
arm

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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le̠²¹ʂɤ⁵⁵
baby sling

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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le̠²¹tu²¹kʰɯ³³le²¹
armpit

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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lɤ³³
arm spread (2 arms)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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li³³mi³³pʰo²¹
Autonym

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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M
mɐ³³xɐ³³
bag; sack

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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N
n²¹tsa³³
bad

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nu²¹
2PL

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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nu³³ȵi³¹
ask

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ȵ
ȵi³³
2S

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Ŋ
ŋa³³
affirmative

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ŋa⁵⁵ko³³sa²¹
banana

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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ŋo³³
1S

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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O
o³³tʂɨ³³
bamboo sieve; sifter (fine)

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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P
pe³³le⁵⁵mɯ²¹xɐ⁵⁵
bat

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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po̠⁵⁵kɯ̠⁵⁵
answer

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pu³³lu²¹
bamboo basket

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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pɯ²¹ʑi³³
ant

Recorded forms from CLDF dataset accompanying Yang's "Phonetic Tone Change" from 2022 (CLDF yangyi v1.3). Yang, Cathryn (2022): The phonetic tone change *high > rising: Evidence from the Ngwi dialect laboratory. Diachronica. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/dia.19062.yan https://zenodo.org/record/4643782 Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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