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This template is to be used to generate Estonian IPA transcriptions. It uses the following special characters:
'
To be used after palatalised consonants:- >
jaht'
for jaht
- >
*
To be used for short geminates:- >
ka*lu
for kaalu (gen. sg)
- >
+
To be used between two parts of a compound:- >
põhja+tuul
for põhjatuul
- >
ˈ
To indicate stress if doesn't fall on the first syllable:- >
aiˈtäh
for aitäh
- >
Any irregularly pronounced term may be respelled either using Estonian spelling convention or by including IPA characters.