A consonant is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by a closure or stricture sufficient to cause audible turbulence, at one or more points along the vocal tract. ...
In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract, in contrast to consonants, which are characterized by a constriction or closure at one or more points along the vocal tract. ...
Intonation
High tone, voicing of vowel ordinary to creaky
Low tone, breathy vowel
External links
Source: http://www.albany.edu/anthro/mon
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