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'''Tone | '''Tone change''' ({{w|tone sandhi}}) in [[Taigie|Taiwanese]] is the process of altering the [[Tones of Taiwanese|tone]] of a syllable depending on the surrounding words and grammatical function. Most nouns in Taiwanese do not change tone. However, almost all verbs and adjectives do change tone when not at the end of a phrase. | ||
==Basic | ==Basic rules (Tone Circle)== | ||
[[File:Tone Circle.gif|right|frame|Taiwanese tones in isolation, and the changes they undergo when they precede another tone.]] | [[File:Tone Circle.gif|right|frame|Taiwanese tones in isolation, and the changes they undergo when they precede another tone.]] | ||
* If the original tone number is '''5''' ([[curving-up tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''7''' (basic). (see [[Ciangciw-oe]]) | * If the original tone number is '''5''' ([[curving-up tone]]), pronounce it as tone number '''7''' (basic). (see [[Ciangciw-oe]]) | ||
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*syllables ending in "[[h]]" are usually pronounced in [[shouting tone]], such as in {{x|bahzaxng}}, but not {{x|beq}} | *syllables ending in "[[h]]" are usually pronounced in [[shouting tone]], such as in {{x|bahzaxng}}, but not {{x|beq}} | ||
* [[khix (toxngsuu)|khix]] ("to go") is usually treated as if originally "khiq" | * [[khix (toxngsuu)|khix]] ("to go") is usually treated as if originally "khiq" | ||
== SK == | == SK == | ||