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===Intonation===

Tíogall has a distinctive intonation paradigm. Within said paradigm, some accents (e.g. Smeola) can sound like a stereotypical Cork accent, while some accents (e.g. Óc Eo) sound more like Valspeak.

*In declarative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''...mid LOW ~~tmid~~...'') This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. A few accents, such as Tumacan accents, do not use a high rising terminal.

*In declarative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word (if there is no focus word, it's the last word) has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. ("...mid ꜜ LOW mid...") This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. A few accents, such as Tumacan accents, do not use a high rising terminal.

*In interrogative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''... mid HIGH mid ... ?'')

*In interrogative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. ("... mid ꜛ HIGH mid ... ?")

*In exclamations, the pattern is ''... mid LOW-HIGH mid ... !'', possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. Angry or indignant questions also use an exclamatory intonation.

*In exclamations, the pattern is "... mid ꜜ LOW-HIGH mid ... !", possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. Angry or indignant questions also use an exclamatory intonation.

==Dialectology==

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 ===Intonation===
 Tíogall has a distinctive intonation paradigm. Within said paradigm, some accents (e.g. Smeola) can sound like a stereotypical Cork accent, while some accents (e.g. Óc Eo) sound more like Valspeak.
-*In declarative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''...mid LOW tmid...'') This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. A few accents, such as Tumacan accents, do not use a high rising terminal.
+*In declarative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word (if there is no focus word, it's the last word) has a lower pitch than the rest of the sentence. ("...mid ꜜ LOW mid...") This originates from discursive uptalk in older forms of Tíogall, which has since generalized to all declarative sentences. A few accents, such as Tumacan accents, do not use a high rising terminal.
-*In interrogative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. (''... mid HIGH mid ... ?'')
+*In interrogative sentences, the stressed syllable of the focus word has a higher pitch than the rest of the sentence. ("... mid ꜛ HIGH mid ... ?")
-*In exclamations, the pattern is ''... mid LOW-HIGH mid ... !'', possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. Angry or indignant questions also use an exclamatory intonation.
+*In exclamations, the pattern is "... mid ꜜ LOW-HIGH mid ... !", possibly with a gradual drop to low pitch in the end. Angry or indignant questions also use an exclamatory intonation.
 ==Dialectology==