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| Smooth Syllables* | Checked Syllables** | ||
 Low-mid -1/kin/ 'to eat' |
 High-rising - 2/kay/ 'chicken' |
 Low-falling - 3/khaw/ 'rice' |
High-rising - 2 /sip/ 'ten' |
 High - 4/na/ 'rice field' |
 High-mid - 5/pi/ 'older sibling' |
 Mid-falling - 6/nam/ 'water, river' |
High-mid - 5 /viak/ 'work' |
*Smooth syllables end in a vowel or -m,-n, -N, -w, -f, -y. |
**Checked syllables end in a final -p, -t, -k, or -? (glottal) sound. |
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