The difference a tone makes

In my local language, Ife, the only different between the word for “field” and the word for “my genitals hurt” is whether the listener perceives that you have raised the tone at the end or maintained the tone of the last vowel.

My postmate, Dave, who works with the environment and farmers in the area, usually switches to French at this point in introductory conversations in order to avoid accidently sharing too much information too soon.