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Entry Tone and Voice Illustrated  Orthography  English 
1  Low rising tone, regular voice si  to be putrid 
2  Low rising tone, tense voice si  to be dried up 
3  Low level tone, regular voice si  blood 
4  Low level tone, tense voice si  seven 
5  Mid rising tone, regular voice si  to roll rope 
6  Mid rising tone, tense voice si  to smoke 
7  Mid level tone, regular voice si  (a color) 
8  Mid level tone, tense voice si  (classifier) 
9  High falling tone, regular voice si  to die 
10  High falling tone, tense voice si  (a man's name) 
11  High level tone, regular voice si  the number 'four' 
12  High level tone, tense voice si  (a man's name) 
13  (The following items demonstrate phonation type and nasalazation contrasts) (No documentation found for the following items)  to awaken 
14      to hurry 
15      to be young 
16      to hurry 
17      to name 
18      to close the eyes 
19      too close to the edge 
20      to sink or dive 
21      to fix food that looks appetizing 
22      to be flat (of the head) 
23      to give or hand over 
24      to escape 
25      to take one's leave (to say goodbye) 
26      to skin 
27      to pickle 
28      to go under 
29      to be old (of things) 
30      to wag 
31      to be warm 
32      to play 
33      to get dirty 
34      to get dirty 
35      to scrub hard with the hands 
36      to have one's menstrual period 
37      without stopping 
38      to pass over 
39      muddy 
40      to wear 
41      to make a salad of raw fish 
42      to shout or to call 
43      a target 
44      to ripen (of fruit) 
45      to get worse 
46  (vowels; ordinary)    
47  (vowels; creaky)    
48  (vowels; nasalized)    
49  (vowels; creaky, nazalized)