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? twabs fair maiden
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, Conversational Speaker, /ˈajwʌ/
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Onsets: /p t k d g ∅/ + /ɹ w j ɥ n l ∅/
Vowels: /i-y ɯ-u ɤ-o ʌ-ɔ/ with progressive rounding harmony
Codas: /ɹ w j ɥ ɰ z/
Tones: /˦˥ ˦˥˧ ˧˦ ˦˨ ˨/ (high rising, high circumflex, mid rising, falling, and low level approximately)

I'd like to do some sort of contraction system which *may* involve central vowels. Not going to do that yet though.

Schleicher's fable:
jʌ˧˦a˧˦ wyɹ˦˥ kɤ˦˥tʌɹ˧˦ ɥoɹ˦˥tjo˨ dou˧˦. ʌɹ˦˥˧ do˦˨no˨ pu˦˥t i˧˦ ʌɹ˦˥˧ do˦˨ noi˦˥to˨ klʌr˦˨ki˦˥˧ tu˦˥˧ly˦˥˧ i˧˦ ʌɹ˦˥˧ noi˦˥to˨ ga˧˦ wʌɥ˦˨. wyɹ˦˥ ɥoɹ˦˥tjo˨ dou˧˦: "ʌ˦˥ lʌ˦˥ɹɤi˦˨tʌ˧˦ ki˧˦nʌ˦˥˧ ɥo˦˥ɹɔ˦˥kjɔ˦˨ tʌ˦˨ wʌɥ˦˨ pu˨nɔi˦˨dɔ˦˥ki˦˥˧ dou˧˦." dou˧˦ ɥoiɹ˦˥toiz˦˥: "wyɹ˦˥ u˦˥ty˨, lʌ˦˥ɹɤi˦˨ti˧˦ ky˧˦nɔ˦˥˧ ɥo˦˥ɹɔ˦˥kwy˦˥ tʌ˧˦ni˦˥˧: wʌɥ˦˨ di˧˦nɤɰ˦˨ pʌ˦˥tjɤ˨ wuɹ˦˥ɥou˨ knii˦˥˧ wɤi˧˦. i˧˦ wyɹ˦˥ kɤ˦˥ti˧˦." y˦˥ty˦˥tjɔ˦˨ wyɹ˦˥ tu˦˥˧wɔɹ˦˨tjo˨ noi˦˨.

Yes, I *know* it's Asian. I'm not concerned about that. Feel free to yell at me for doing tones wrong, though.