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(Created page with "The '''main verb tone''' or '''F-tone''' is a hypothetical new tone that would mark the main verb of a clause or sentence. This would make {{tone|4}} purely a "serial verb continuation tone." It is marked in this article with an "m above" diacritic. For example: {{t|{{green|Jaͫq}} chỏ jí ní sỉo da.}} Introducing such a tone would have a few benefits: # No more mandatory {{t|da}} or {{t|la}} fences between sentences, as this tone itself marks (the verb of) a ne...") |
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The '''main verb tone''' or '''F-tone''' is a hypothetical new tone that would mark the main verb of a clause or sentence. | The '''main verb tone''' or '''F-tone''' is a hypothetical new tone that would mark the main verb of a clause or sentence. | ||
This would make {{tone|4}} purely a "serial verb | This would make {{tone|4}} purely a "post-determiner and serial-verb-making tone." | ||
It is marked in this article with an "m above" diacritic. For example: {{t|{{green|Jaͫq}} chỏ jí ní sỉo da.}} | It is marked in this article with an "m above" diacritic. For example: {{t|{{green|Jaͫq}} chỏ jí ní sỉo da.}} | ||