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THE ANALYSIS OF FALLING TONES IN GHOTUO

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paper
Creator:
Elugbe, Ben
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Zenodo
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This work is the digitized version of the article. It examines the falling tones in Ghotuo.

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Ghotuo

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ToneFalling tonesGhotuoDownstepUnitonalBitonal

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