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* What file needed to create dictionary?

.tab_ and .descr, which contain text data in UTF-8 encoding.

** .tab_ file format.

Used such format:

  WORD [TAB] TRANSLATION [LF]

When processing TRANSLATION string in all occurrence of "\n " (literary
back-slash small-letter-n and space) removed space.

** .descr file format.

First line added to .ifo file as value of description.

Next lines ignored and used for miscellaneous notes.

* IPA chars.

Hare list of spetial IPA chars (code present in UTF-8 encoding):

  θʃŋʧðʒæıʌʊɒɛəɑɜɔˌˈːˑṃṇḷ
  æɑɒʌәєŋvθðʃʒɚːɡˏˊˋ

You can copy/paste they in phonetic string.

** Emacs.

For entering IPA chars use IPA input method. To enable it type

  C-u C-\ ipa <enter>

All chars from alphabet typed as usual. How type special chars see below:

For vowel:

  æ ae
  ɑ o| (small letter o and ) or A (upper letter A)
  ɒ |o () or /A
  ʊ U (upper-letter-u)
  ɛ /3 (slash three)
  ɔ /c
  ə /e
  ʌ /v

For consonant:

  θ th
  ð dh
  ʃ sh
  ʒ zh
  ŋ ng

Special chars:

  ː : (semicolon)
  ˈ ' (quote)
  ˌ ` (back quote)