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Template:IPA tones, intonation, and suprasegmentals

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Length, stress, and rhythm
ˈke Primary stress (appears
before stressed syllable)
ˌke Secondary stress (appears
before stressed syllable)
eː kː Long (vowel or consonant) ə̆ ɢ̆ Extra-short; flap
Half-long ʎ̮
ek.ste
eks.te
Syllable break
(internal boundary)
es‿e Linking (lack of a boundary;
a phonological word)
Intonation
| Minor or foot break Major or intonation break
↗︎ Global rise ↘︎ Global fall
Up- and down-step
ꜛke Upstep ꜜke Downstep
Pitch diacritics
ŋ̋ e̋ Extra high ŋ̌ ě Rising ŋ᷄ e᷄ Mid-rising
ŋ́ é High ŋ̂ ê Falling ŋ᷅ e᷅ Low-rising
ŋ̄ ē Mid ŋ᷈ e᷈ Peaking (rising–falling) ŋ᷇ e᷇ High-falling
ŋ̀ è Low ŋ᷉ e᷉ Dipping (falling–rising) ŋ᷆ e᷆ Mid-falling
ŋ̏ ȅ Extra low (etc.)
Chao tone letters
˥e ꜒e e꜒ High
˦e ꜓e e꜓ Half-high
˧e ꜔e e꜔ Mid
˨e ꜕e e꜕ Half-low
˩e ꜖e e꜖ Low
˩˥e ꜖꜒e e˩˥ e꜖꜒ Rising (low to high or generic)
˥˩e ꜒꜖e e˥˩ e꜒꜖ Falling (high to low or generic)
(etc.: see below)
Original (restricted) set of Chao tone letters
Register Level Rising Falling Peaking Dipping
e˩˩ e˩˧ e˧˩ e˩˧˩ e˧˩˧
e˨˨ e˨˦ e˦˨ e˨˦˨ e˦˨˦
e˧˧ e˧˥ e˥˧ e˧˥˧ e˥˧˥
e˦˦ e˧˥˩ e˧˩˥
e˥˥ e˩˥ e˥˩ e˩˥˧ e˥˩˧