Gua/spi, for those who know Toaq already
| Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
Std.
|
New
|
IPA
|
| a
|
a
|
/a/
|
f
|
f
|
/f/
|
l
|
l
|
/l/
|
q
|
š/sh
|
/ʃ/
|
v
|
v
|
/v/
|
:
|
:
|
ʔ
|
| b
|
b
|
/b/
|
g
|
g
|
/g/
|
m
|
m
|
/m/
|
r
|
r
|
/ɹ/?
|
w
|
q
|
/ŋ/
|
#
|
ə
|
/ə/
|
| c
|
č/ch
|
/tʃ/
|
i
|
i
|
/i/
|
n
|
n
|
/n/
|
s
|
s
|
/s/
|
x
|
ž/zh
|
/ʒ/
|
|
|
|
| d
|
d
|
/d/
|
j
|
j
|
dʒ
|
o
|
o
|
oʊ
|
t
|
t
|
/t/
|
y
|
y
|
/ɪ/
|
|
|
|
| e
|
e
|
/e/
|
k
|
k
|
/k/
|
p
|
p
|
/p/
|
u
|
u
|
/u/
|
z
|
z
|
/z/
|
|
|
|
Gua/spi is a tonal language, just like Toaq. Here are the tones, with their nearest equivilents.
| Number
|
Sound
|
Level
|
Type
|
Toaq Eq.
|
Std.
|
New
|
| 1
|
High-even
|
Predicate
|
Compound
|
NONE
|
-
|
-
|
|
| 2
|
Rising
|
One higher
|
Phrase
|
a
|
/
|
/
|
|
| 3
|
Down-up
|
One lower
|
Clause
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
| 4
|
Falling
|
One lower
|
Argument
|
á
|
\
|
!
|
|
| 5
|
Up-down
|
No change
|
Phrase
|
ʼn
|
^
|
@
|
|
| 6
|
Low-even
|
Predicate
|
Transitive
|
|
=
|
%
|
|