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Kiongjioghuhø 🔊 (Kiongjiok-huhø; 強弱符號; grave accent)

MTL usage

All the syllables after a grave accent (`) are spoken in a weaker tone (either a low-falling tone or a low short tone) and tone sandhi does not apply to the preceding syllable. Examples:

Taan`siensvy 🔊	taan+`siensvy
kviaf`sie 🔊	vs. kviasie 🔊 see kviaf`sie, kviasie
khuy`khuy 🔊	vs khuikhuy 🔊

Technical

• `, Unicode U+0060, ASCII Hex 60