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by hibbelig 4216 days ago
What is the relationship between perfect pitch and tonal languages? I've dabbled in Mandarin and there relative pitch seems to be good enough. But I realize that there are tonal languages other than Mandarin, and I know nothing about them...
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I once saw a study that said perfect pitch is far more prevalent in mandarin speakers due to it being an penal language.