Wiktionary talk:About Igbo
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Umu igbo in topic Representation of tones
Representation of tones[edit]
@Umu igbo Hello! I just had a quick question about the representation of tones for Igbo. According to the standard orthography and many dictionaries, the low tone & downstep tone marks should be marked, while the high tone should be left unmarked, for fully-tone-marked texts. However, on Wiktionary, it seems that high tones are marked while low tones aren't. Thus, I was wondering if we could make a shift to the standard orthography's method, since that's what people would encounter the most? I would like to reduce confusion as much as possible. Thank you! AG202 (talk) 01:14, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
- Hi!
- Sorry for the very late response, this year has been a pretty busy one.
- Sure, that makes sense. It hadn't crossed my mind when I decided on what convention to use with @[[User:Metaknowledge|Metaknowledge], but you're right. In most dictionaries and papers I've encountered, tones are represented as you describe. I say go for it. Umu igbo (talk) 12:49, 20 December 2021 (UTC)