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Aluo

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
a̱⁵⁵lɒ³³
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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B
bi̱⁵⁵ʑu̱³³
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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bu³³pʰa̱²¹
beside

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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bɯ⁵⁵
barrel, ceramic

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
da̱²¹
ascend

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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de̱⁵⁵
bear fruit

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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du⁵⁵
after

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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dɯ²¹mɔ²¹
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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dʑe³³
bed

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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dʑi⁵⁵pʰa̱²¹
beneath

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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Ɖ
ɖa̱²¹
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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F
fu³³tɕe³³
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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Ɣ
ɣɔ³³
BIG

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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ɣu̱⁵⁵
blue

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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ɣu̱⁵⁵ʑi̱²¹
be angry

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
ha̱³³nɒ³³
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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he̱⁵⁵
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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K
kʰɒ³³
bitter

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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kʰɚ̱⁵⁵
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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kʰɔ²¹
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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kʰu⁵⁵
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
la̱⁵⁵dʑu²¹mi³³
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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la̱⁵⁵pu³³tsu̱²¹
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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le²¹
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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lu³³
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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M
mu̱²¹
blow (on)

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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mu³³
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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mu³³ɳɯ³³tu̱²¹
(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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N
na̱²¹
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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na̱²¹tɚ̱²¹la̱⁵⁵kɯ̱³³
blind

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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ne⁵⁵
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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nu̱²¹
bean

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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nu³³
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
ȵe²¹
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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ȵe²¹tsʰi²¹
beard; mustache

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
ŋa̱²¹
bird

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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ŋu²¹
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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ŋu⁵⁵
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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P
pʰu⁵⁵pʰi³³
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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si̱²¹pʰe⁵⁵
board

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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