Yoruba word senses marked with topical category "Yoruba diacritical marks"

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Total 6 word senses

• ◌̀ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn ìsàlẹ̀ (“low-tone mark”) in Yoruba, and found on À/à, È/è, Ẹ̀/ẹ̀, Ì/ì, Ò/ò, Ọ̀/ọ̀, Ù/ù, Ǹ/ǹ and M̀/m̀. Used to indicate low-tone, or falling-tone when after ◌́
• ◌́ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn òkè (“high-tone mark”) in Yoruba, and found on Á/á, É/é, Ẹ́/ẹ́, Í/í, Ó/ó, Ọ́/ọ́, Ú/ú, Ń/ń and Ḿ/ḿ. Used to indicate high-tone, or rising-tone when after ◌̀
• ◌̂ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́rodò (“falling-tone mark”). Formerly used to indicate falling-tone, now written as ◌́ followed by ◌̀
• ◌̃ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì fàágùn (“lengthend mark”). Formerly used to indicate any sequence of tones on extended vowels
• ◌̄ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn àárín (“middle-tone mark”) in Yoruba, and found on Ā/ā, Ē/ē, Ẹ̄/ẹ̄, Ī/ī, Ō/ō, Ọ̄/ọ̄, Ū/ū, N̄/n̄ and M̄/m̄. Used to indicate middle-tone, omitted on vowels but marked on syllabic nasals to avoid conflation with nasal vowels
• ◌̌ (Character) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́ròkè (“rising-tone mark”). Formerly used to indicate rising-tone, now written as ◌̀ followed by ◌́

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