Meeussen's rule

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The rule describing a special case of tone reduction in Bantu languages, where in some contexts the second of two adjacent high tones is lowered.

Origin

  • Named after its first observer, Achille Emile Meeussen (1912–1978).

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