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Muromec
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Has Google Translate been fixed yet?
Because our alphabet doesn’t work for tonal languages and inventing a new one requires a king
jwilk
on Aug 10, 2023
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Vietnamese is a tonal language that uses the Latin script. But yes, it's awkward.
LAC-Tech
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There are chinese languages - completely tonal - whose only comprehensive written representation is with the roman alphabet.
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