| From: | Vasiliy Chernov <bc_@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 8, 2001, 15:04 |
On Mon, 7 May 2001 17:48:20 +0200, daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...> wrote: [...]>Vietnamese has 8 tones, doesn't it?[...] 6 in the North, 5 in typical southern dialects (IIRC). I recall reading somewhere that comparison of the dialects allows reconstructing 8 tones for their common ancestor (no details). Basilius