▁a ▁two - way ▁contrast ▁in ▁v owel ▁length . ▁Ro od ▁propos es ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁three - way ▁contrast , ▁which ▁is ▁quite ▁rare ▁among ▁the ▁world ' s ▁languages , ▁although ▁well ▁att ested ▁for ▁Mix e , ▁and ▁probably ▁present ▁in ▁Est onian . ▁However , ▁in ▁W ich ita , ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁to ▁four ▁v ow els ▁qual ities , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁lengths ▁is ▁rare , ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁the ▁extra - long ▁v ow els ▁frequently ▁involve ▁either ▁an ▁extra ▁morph eme , ▁or ▁suggest ▁that ▁pros ody ▁may ▁be ▁at ▁work . ▁For ▁example , ▁▁ ▁' the ▁strong ▁one ' ▁ ▁' the ▁strong ▁ones ' ▁▁ ▁' let ▁him ▁find ▁you ' ▁ ▁' let ▁him ▁find ▁it ▁for ▁you ' ▁▁ ▁' there ' ▁ ▁' here ▁it ▁is ' ▁( sa id ▁when ▁hand ing ▁something ▁over ) ▁ ▁' that ▁one ' ▁ ▁( Note ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁many ▁languages ▁to ▁use ▁pros od ic ▁length ening ▁with ▁demonstr atives ▁such ▁as ▁' there ' ▁or ▁' that ' .) ▁ ▁This ▁contrast s ▁with ▁Mix e , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁three - way ▁length ▁contrast ▁without ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁morph emes . ▁ ▁Under ▁Ro od ' s ▁analysis , ▁then , ▁W ich ita ▁has ▁ 9 ▁ph on em ic ▁v ow els : ▁ ▁T one ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁contrast ive ▁high ▁tone