preparing the way, went on. [ˈdʒæk ‖ pɹəˌpɛəɹɪŋ | ðə ˈweɪ ‖ wɛnt ˈɒn ‖ ] In many tone languages with downdrift , such as Hausa , [ | ] is often used to represent a minor prosodic break that does not interrupt the overall decline in pitch of the utterance,