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| Box 5 |
Low Rising |
| ຂາ | ສໍ | ຖື | ຂໍ | ຝັນ | ຖູ |
| kha4a | sO4O | thyy |
khO4O | fa4n | thu4u |
| leg | pencil | to hold | to ask for | dream | rub |
| 1. High class consonant combines with long vowel resulted in low rising tone. |
| 2. High class consonant combines with short vowel and sonorant resulted in low rising tone. |
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| Box 4 |
High Rising |
| ງ ູ | ງ ົວ | ມາ | ເຊ | ວີ | ພູ |
| Nu2u | Nów | maá | seé | víi | phuu |
| snake | cow | to come | sway | fan | mountain |
| 1. Low class consonant combines with long vowel resulted in high rising tone. |
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| Box 3 |
Low Falling |
| ກາບ | ດາບ | ຈາດ | ຢາກ | ປາກ |
| kaâp | daâp | caât | yaâk | paâk |
| skin | blade | bright(color) | to depart | to speak |
| 1. Middle consonant combines with long vowel and stop consonant has low falling tone. |
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| Box 2 |
High Falling |
| ກ້າ | ກ້າມ | ກ້ຳ |
| kàa | kaàm | kàm |
| brave | muscle | gum |
| 1. A syllable with middle class consonant combines with mày thóo has high falling tone. |
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| Box 1 |
High Mid |
| ກົ່ງ | ຂ່າ | ສູ່ | ຢູ່ | ຜ່ານ |
| ko#N | kha#a | su#u | yu#u | pha#a |
| to bend/arch | ginger | for | to be present | to pass |
| 1. A syllable which begins with a high class consonant and has a mày eêk has high-mid tone. |
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