ami ohun aarin

Yoruba

Etymology

From àmì ohùn (“tone mark”) +‎ àárín (“middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.mĩ̀ ō.hũ̀ àá.ɾĩ́/

Noun

àmì ohùn àárín

1. mid-tone mark (◌̄), which is unmarked in Yoruba orthography except in cases of a tone-bearing nasal that may be ambiguous eg: gban̄gba

See also

tone marks

• àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́rodò (“falling-tone mark”)
• àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́ròkè (“rising-tone mark”)
• àmì ohùn àárín (“mid-tone mark”)
• àmì ohùn ìsàlẹ̀ (“low-tone mark”)
• àmì ohùn òkè (“high-tone mark”)