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Sanie

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

ɕ
ɕi⁵⁵tu³³
ashamed

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
de̱⁵¹
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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du³³
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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dɯ̱⁵⁵
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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dʐo̱⁵⁵
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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ɚ
ɚ²¹pɯ³³
belly

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
fu²¹pʰa²¹
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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Ɣ
ɣɚ²¹
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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K
kə̱³³li̱³³xə̱³³
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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kʰə̱⁵⁵
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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kʰi̱²¹ba̱²¹
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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kʰo̱³³kʰu³³
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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kʰu²¹
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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kʰu²¹ʂo̱³³
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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kʰɯ̱⁵⁵
bite

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
la²¹bo̱³³
blanket; quilt

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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le̱⁵⁵ka⁵⁵kʰu³³
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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le̱⁵⁵pa⁵⁵ʂo̱²¹
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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li³³
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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lɯ³³va²¹
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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M
m²¹si⁵¹m⁵¹
(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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ma³³
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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mɚ³³
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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mɚ³³bɯ³³
behind

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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mo̱⁵¹
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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mo̱⁵⁵vu⁵⁵
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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N
n³³
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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na³³
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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na⁵⁵
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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ne̱⁵¹
black

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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ne̱⁵¹dʐi²¹
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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ni²¹mɯ³³
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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ni³³
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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ni⁵⁵
awake

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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no̱⁵¹
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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nɯ³³
arrow

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
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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ŋa⁵⁵
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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ŋe̱⁵¹
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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