˩

˩

˩ U+02E9, ˩ MODIFIER LETTER EXTRA-LOW TONE BAR ← ˨ [U+02E8] Spacing Modifier Letters ˪ → [U+02EA]

Translingual

Symbol

˩

1. (IPA) A symbol representing an (extra-)low (bottom) tone.

Usage notes

• In the illustrations of the IPA Handbook, this letter may come before a word or syllable to indicate prosodic pitch, and after a word or syllable to indicate lexical tone.
• When this symbol occurs in combination with other tone letters, they indicate the pitch contour of the tone. For example, ˩˩ means an extra-high level tone, and ˨˩˦ means one that begins low, then goes extra-low and ends high.

Related terms

• ˥
• ˦
• ˧
• ˨

See also

• Tone letter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia