hasPhonemicTone
P12025
predicate
Indicates that a language, word, or syllable uses pitch differences (tones) as phonemic contrasts that can change meaning.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tonalLanguage | 49 |
| hasTonalSystem | 35 |
| hasToneSystem | 17 |
| isTonalLanguage | 13 |
| hasTonalPhonology | 12 |
| hasPhonemicTone canonical | 8 |
| areTonal | 7 |
| hasTones | 7 |
| includesTone | 5 |
| hasPhonemicTones | 4 |
| MandarinTone | 3 |
| areTonalLanguages | 3 |
| hasTonalDistinctions | 1 |
| hasToneDistinctions | 1 |
| hasToneFunction | 1 |
| haveToneDistinguishingLexicalMeaning | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasPhonemicTone
Generated description
Indicates that a language, word, or syllable uses pitch differences (tones) as phonemic contrasts that can change meaning.
Sample triples (167)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Hausa | true ⓘ |
|
Thai
surface form:
Thai language
|
true via predicate surface "hasPhonemicTones" ⓘ |
| Cantonese | yes via predicate surface "hasPhonemicTones" ⓘ |
| Nguni languages | true via predicate surface "areTonalLanguages" ⓘ |
|
Ga
surface form:
Ga language
|
true via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
|
Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
surface form:
Northern Sotho
|
true via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kirundi | true ⓘ |
| Chichewa | yes via predicate surface "hasTonalPhonology" ⓘ |
| Mandarin phonology | high-level tone via predicate surface "includesTone" ⓘ |
| Mandarin phonology | rising tone via predicate surface "includesTone" ⓘ |
| Mandarin phonology | dipping tone via predicate surface "includesTone" ⓘ |
| Mandarin phonology | falling tone via predicate surface "includesTone" ⓘ |
| Mandarin phonology | neutral tone via predicate surface "includesTone" ⓘ |
| 苏 | first tone via predicate surface "MandarinTone" ⓘ |
| Kinyarwanda | true via predicate surface "hasTonalPhonology" ⓘ |
| Bube language | true via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Swati language | two-tone system (high and low) via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Nyanja | yes via predicate surface "hasTonalPhonology" ⓘ |
| Central Plains Mandarin | four lexical tones in most varieties via predicate surface "hasToneSystem" ⓘ |
| Fon language | true via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Fon language | true ⓘ |
| Nawuri language | yes via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Siwu language | tonal language via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Fon | yes via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Karenic languages | true via predicate surface "areTonal" ⓘ |
| Karanga | lexical tone via predicate surface "hasToneSystem" ⓘ |
| Ho language | no ⓘ |
| The Seven Stages | tonal with modernist elements via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| The Epilogue | tonal with modernist elements via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Scapino Overture | tonal with modern harmonies via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Muong language | true via predicate surface "hasTones" ⓘ |
| Muong language | true via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Muong language | true via predicate surface "hasPhonemicTones" ⓘ |
| Mooré | true via predicate surface "hasTonalPhonology" ⓘ |
| Mooré | yes via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Duwai | tonal language via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Bura-Pabir | true via predicate surface "hasTonalDistinctions" ⓘ |
| Quanzhou dialect | complex tone system typical of Southern Min via predicate surface "hasToneSystem" ⓘ |
| Trique | complex tone system via predicate surface "hasTonalSystem" ⓘ |
| Kindertotenlieder | late-Romantic tonality via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Njebi | true via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| I was glad (Parry) | tonal via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Amuzgo language | true via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Upper Amuzgo | true via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Kam language | true via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Mossi language | true via predicate surface "tonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Amedzofe dialect | level and contour tones via predicate surface "hasToneSystem" ⓘ |
| Aja language | true via predicate surface "isTonalLanguage" ⓘ |
| Bena–Mboi languages | true via predicate surface "areTonal" ⓘ |
| Dogon languages | true via predicate surface "areTonal" ⓘ |