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## Suprasegmentals ## Suprasegmentals


### Stress

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|------------------|
| `st1` | ˈ◌ | primary stress |
| `st2` | ˌ◌ | secondary stress |
| `st3` | ˈˈ◌ | extra stress |

### Length ### Length


| Feature | Symbol | Name | | Feature | Symbol | Name |
| `hlg` | ◌ˑ | half-long | | `hlg` | ◌ˑ | half-long |
| `lng` | ◌ː | long | | `lng` | ◌ː | long |


### Rhythm

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|-------------------|
| `sbr` | ◌.◌ | syllable break |
| `lnk` | ◌‿◌ | linked (no break) |

### Intonation

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|--------------------------|
| `fbr` | | | minor (foot) break |
| `ibr` | ‖ | major (intonation) break |
| `glr` | ↗ | global rise |
| `glf` | ↘ | global fall |

### Tone Stepping

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|-------------|
| `ust` | ꜛ◌ | upstep |
| `dst` | ꜜ◌ | downstep |

### Tones

Tones are defined using the following 3 properties:

tone_start <value>
tone_middle <value>
tone_end <value>

The `<value>` field for these properties is a number with one of the following
values:

| Tone | Symbol | `<value>` |
|--------------------|--------|-----------|
| extra high (top) | ◌˥ | `5` |
| high | ◌˦ | `4` |
| mid | ◌˧ | `3` |
| low | ◌˨ | `2` |
| extra low (bottom) | ◌˩ | `1` |

A *level* tone can be specified by just using the `tone_start` value. A *raising*
or *falling* tone can be specified using the `tone_start` and `tone_end` values.
A *raising-falling* (*peaking*) or *falling-raising* (*dipping*) tone can be
specified using all three values.

## References ## References


1. <a name="ref1"></a> Kirshenbaum, Evan, 1. <a name="ref1"></a> Kirshenbaum, Evan,

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