::tones:: = ˥|˧|˧|˨˩|˩˧|˨ % 软腭音 jy -> ju / _ (ŋ|k) % 齿龈音 y -> jy / _ (n|t) œ -> ɵ / _ (n|t) % other wikipedia rules yu -> y / _ (n|t) a -> ɐ / _ (i|u) ɛ -> e / _ i ɔ -> o / _ u u -> o / _ (ŋ|k) % handle change for tone duplication at the end of words: ex. aai6 1(::tones::) -> ˥ / _ # 2(::tones::) -> ˧˥ / _ # 3(::tones::) -> ˧ / _ # 4(::tones::) -> ˨˩ / _ # 5(::tones::) -> ˩˧ / _ # 6(::tones::) -> ˨ / _ # ˩˧ -> ˨˧ / _ # ˧˥ -> ˨˥ / _ #