tonal language
C5795
concept
A tonal language is a language in which differences in pitch or intonation patterns on syllables or words serve to distinguish meaning between otherwise identical sequences of sounds.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tonal language canonical | 29 |
| tone language | 1 |
| whistled language | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: tonal language
Generated description
A tonal language is a language in which differences in pitch or intonation patterns on syllables or words serve to distinguish meaning between otherwise identical sequences of sounds.
Instances (31)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Khamti | — |
| Tai Lü | — |
| Tai Dón | — |
| Zhuang language | — |
|
Thai
surface form:
Thai language
|
— |
| Trique | — |
| Silbo Gomero | whistled language |
|
Bora
surface form:
Bora language
|
— |
| Shan language | — |
| Tai Lue language | — |
| Tai Dam language | — |
| Phu Thai language | — |
| Tai Aiton language | — |
| Thai language | — |
| Tai Phake language | — |
| Jalapa de Díaz Mazatec | — |
| North Highland Mixe | — |
| Northern Thai language | — |
| Otomi language | — |
| Navajo language | — |
| Venda language | — |
| Kinh language | — |
| Lao | — |
| Teposcolula Mixtec | — |
| Kayan language | — |
| Chicahuaxtla Triqui | — |
| Saek language | tone language |
| Tai Dón language | — |
| Tai Nüa language | — |
| Qabiao language | — |
| Mombo | — |