H-Raising/Upstep in Phonetics

TBU and tone inventory ■ TBU in Wam is a mora Wam has three surface tone levels: High), M(id) and L(ow) Monosyllabic functional morphemes, pronominals commonly carry one level tone, for example: (1) a. nó (2PL.PFV) tì (PROG) b. C. ɲā (NEG) But monosyllabic nouns commonly have a complex tone (with very few exceptions) 5

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