Editing Cushitic languages (section)

===Phonology===
Most Cushitic languages have a simple five-vowel system with phonemic length ({{IPA|/a a: e e: i i: o o: u u:/}}); a notable exception are the [[Agaw languages]], which do not contrast vowel length, but have one or two additional [[central vowel]]s.{{sfnp|Appleyard|2012|p=202}}{{sfnp|Mous|2012|p=353}} The consonant inventory of many Cushitic languages includes [[glottalic consonant]]s, e.g. in [[Oromo language|Oromo]], which has the [[Ejective consonants|ejectives]] {{IPA|/pʼ tʼ tʃʼ kʼ/}} and the [[Implosive consonants|implosive]] {{IPA|/ᶑ/}}.{{sfnp|Mous|2012|p=355}} Less common are [[pharyngeal consonant]]s {{IPA|/ħ ʕ/}}, which appear e.g. in [[Somali language|Somali]] or the [[Saho–Afar languages]].{{sfnp|Appleyard|2012|p=202}}{{sfnp|Mous|2012|p=355}}

Most Cushitic languages have a system of [[Pitch-accent language|restrictive tone]] also known as ‘pitch accent’ in which [[Tone (linguistics)|tonal contours]] overlaid on the stressed syllable play a prominent role in morphology and syntax.{{sfnp|Appleyard|2012|p=202}}{{sfnp|Mous|2012|p=350–351}}