tonal

1. Of or relating to tones or tonality.

   tonal

   тона́льныйtonálʹnyj, то́новыйtónovyj

   having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic

2. Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something.

3. Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic.

   tonal

4. Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic).

   tonal

   employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words

1. Chinese is a tonal language.

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2. Vietnamese is a tonal language.

   ruВьетнамский язык тональный.

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3. Unlike Chinese, Indonesian is not a tonal language.

   ruВ отличие от китайского, индонезийский - это не тональный язык.

   deIm Unterschied zum Chinesischen ist das Indonesische keine Tonsprache.

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4. How do you learn a tonal language like Chinese?

   deWie lernt man eine Tonsprache wie Chinesisch?

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5. Dogri is a tonal language, which makes it rare among Indo-European languages.

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