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In linguistics, upstep is a phonemic or phonetic upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language. It is best known in the tonal languages of Sub-Saharan Africa. Upstep is a much rarer phenomenon than its counterpart, downstep.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upstep | Entity .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(decimal) | ꜛ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Upstep | IPA number | 518 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Upstep | Unicode (hex) | U+A71B | 1.00 | infobox |
| Upstep | is a | phonemic or phonetic upward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language | 0.90 | text |
| Upstep | is a | much rarer phenomenon than its counterpart | 0.90 | text |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Sub-Saharan African | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Bokoto | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Ubangian | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Central African Republic | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Duma | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Wandji | 0.60 | section |
| Upstep | related to Occurrence | Bantu | 0.60 | section |
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