In a number of cases lexical tone is found.

The most prominent phonological feature of Bagri is the presence of three lexical tones: high, level, and low.

The language is tonal, with three lexical tones.

For example, Mandarin Chinese has four lexical tones.

It is not known if Hadza has lexical tone.

English speakers have difficulty with the 4 lexical tones of Mandarin Chinese.

There are five contrastive lexical tones inherited from ancient Chinese.

Specifically, Mandarin features lexical tones that must be used with every syllable which in turn convey meaning.

There is both lexical tone and grammatical tone, e.g. in the formation of passive verbs.

Ao is a tonal language with 3 contrasting lexical tones: