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@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@
 There are five tones:
 
 - mid level [33]: a
-- low [21]: à
-- high [44]: á
-- rising [324]: ǎ or â
+- low falling [21]: à
+- high rising [34]: á
 
 ## Phonotactics
 
diff --git a/src/pos.md b/src/pos.md
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--- a/src/pos.md
+++ b/src/pos.md
@@ -32,19 +32,11 @@ nouns.  Note that first plural personal pronoun is always exclusive.
 Gendered pronouns are chiefly used among people who are equal and close to one
 another, but not blood-related.
 
-| Person | Male   | Female | Male (intimate) | Female (intimate)|
-|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|------------------|
-| 1st    | min    | dwi    | na              | mì               |
-| 2nd    | hon    | hja    | san             | kun              |
-| 3rd    | hàn    | mù     | ba              | njan             |
-
-Note: "intimate" pronouns are used between lovers.
-
-There is no gender-neutral pronouns in this category.  Nonbinary people usually
-pick the one they're most comfortable with or invent neopronouns, though that
-meets several criticism from many linguistic purists.  Another option for them
-is to use kinship pronouns, which include gender-neutral pronouns for sibling
-(though, not age-neutral).
+| Person | Neutral | Neutral (familiar) | Male (familiar) | Female (familiar) |
+|--------|---------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
+| 1st    | min     | dwi                | na              | mì                |
+| 2nd    | hon     | hja                | san             | kun               |
+| 3rd    | hàn     | mù                 | ba              | njan              |
 
 ### Hierarchical
 
@@ -55,8 +47,8 @@ Hierarchical pronouns comes in pair, with one in the higher position and one in
 the lower:
 
 - chieftain (kjá) - denizen (tò)
-- teacher (se) - student (him)
-- leader (zi) - follower (him)
+- teacher (se) - student (hin)
+- leader (zi) - follower (hin)
 
 One can be in several of these relationships at once.
 For example, one of the denizen can be the chieftain's teacher, in which case
@@ -70,21 +62,21 @@ each party uses the lower pronoun for oneself and the higher for the other.
 - father: ba
   - father's elder brother: fa
     - father's elder brother's wife: nàn
-  - father's elder sister: bǎ
+  - father's elder sister: bá
     - father's elder sister's husband: gon
   - father's younger sibling: hju
     - father's younger sibling's spouse: tin
 - mother: ma
   - mother's elder brother: fá
     - mother's elder brother's wife: nàn
-  - mother's elder sister: zǐ
+  - mother's elder sister: sì
     - mother's elder sister's husband: gon
-  - mother's younger sibling: vǎ
+  - mother's younger sibling: vá
     - mother's younger sibling's spouse: mjé
 - elder brother: kje
 - elder sister: dje
 - younger sibling: nen
-- child: sǔn
+- child: su
 - niece/nephew: swá
 - grandchild: gun
 - great-grandchild: ngi
@@ -139,27 +131,27 @@ To refer to number zero (0), one use the negation particle *khan*.
 | 1      | khì        |
 | 2      | fwo        |
 | 3      | sa         |
-| 4      | bǔ         |
-| 5      | nǎ         |
-| 6      | nǎ khì     |
-| 7      | nǎ fwo     |
-| 8      | nǎ sa      |
-| 9      | nǎ bǔ      |
+| 4      | bú         |
+| 5      | ná         |
+| 6      | ná khì     |
+| 7      | ná fwo     |
+| 8      | ná sa      |
+| 9      | ná bú      |
 | 10     | ljá        |
 | 11     | ljá khì    |
 | 12     | ljá fwo    |
 | 13     | ljá sa     |
-| 14     | ljá bǔ     |
-| 15     | ljá nǎ     |
-| 16     | ljá nǎ khì |
-| 17     | ljá nǎ fwo |
-| 18     | ljá nǎ sa  |
-| 19     | ljá nǎ bǔ  |
+| 14     | ljá bú     |
+| 15     | ljá ná     |
+| 16     | ljá ná khì |
+| 17     | ljá ná fwo |
+| 18     | ljá ná sa  |
+| 19     | ljá ná bú  |
 | 20     | fwo lja    |
-| 100    | sǎ         |
+| 100    | sá         |
 | 1000   | hwèn       |
-| 1048   | hwèn khan sǎ bǔ lja nǎ sa |
-| 10000  | mǎ         |
+| 1048   | hwèn khan sá bú lja ná sa |
+| 10000  | má         |
 
 10000 is a very big number already.  In daily speech this number is synonymous
 with infinity.  The next big word is *cwé*, 1000000000000 (trillion) if you
@@ -169,8 +161,8 @@ really insist.
 
 - several, few: ní
 - many: fjè
-- plenty: mǎ mǎ
-- all: khǎ
+- plenty: má má
+- all: khá
 
 ## Preposition
 
@@ -196,7 +188,7 @@ inside the parentheses in the below list can be omitted.
 - because… so…: dà… so…
 - though… but…: mà… nha…
 - (either)… or…: (vo)… vo…
-- (neither)… nor…: (cǎ)… cǎ…
+- (neither)… nor…: (cá)… cá…
 - (both)… and…: (na)… na…
 - … in order to…: ni… lun…