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TONAL LANGUAGE

(noun)

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Tonal Language.

Tonal Language - as a noun

A language in which different tones distinguish different meanings

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
tone language
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
natural languagetongue7
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"Chinese is a tonal language with four tones."
"Cantonese is another tonal language with nine tones."
"Vietnamese is a tonal language that uses six different tones."
"Thai is a tonal language with five tones."
"The Zhuang language is also considered a tonal language."
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