Tone in Somali

Abstract

This paper studies the tone in Somali, a major feature of this language, in which tonal patterns identify grammatical categories, either alone or with affixes._-_Maqaalku wuxuu darsayaa toonka af-soomaaliga, oo ah mid ka mid ah qaab dhismeedyada ugu xiisaha badan ee afkan, kaasoo cayimay qaababka toonka is leh oo u shaqeeya sida xubnaha qaybaha naxwaha, keligood ama iyagoo la socda kabayaasha._-_Il documento studia il tono in somalo, una delle caratteristiche più rilevanti di questa lingua, in cui i paradigmi tonali identificano le categorie grammaticali, da soli o insieme ad affissi.