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Visible Speech: U+E780 - U+E7FF

Proposal 1996-12-09; revision 1997-01-21

Visible Speech is a phonetic alphabet invented by Alexander Melville Bell (you may have heard of his son, Alexander Graham Bell, who invented a fairly widely-used contraption). Bell was a teacher of the Deaf (as was the younger Bell, incidentally), and this alphabet was intended as an aid to teaching the Deaf how to pronounce words, by reducing sounds to a presumably unambiguous representation.

More information, and a Metafont font for Visible Speech, is available at any CTAN archive at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/tex/ctan/languages/vispeech.


U+E780	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK PRIMARY
U+E781	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK VOICED
U+E782	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK SHUT
U+E783	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK VOICED SHUT
U+E784	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK NASAL
U+E785	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK NASAL VOICED
U+E786	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK DIVIDED
U+E787	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK DIVIDED VOICED
U+E788	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK MODIFIED
U+E789	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK MODIFIED VOICED
U+E78A	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK DIVIDED MODIFIED
U+E78B	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER BACK DIVIDED MODIFIED VOICED
U+E78C	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP PRIMARY
U+E78D	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP VOICED
U+E78E	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP SHUT
U+E78F	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP VOICED SHUT
U+E790	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP NASAL
U+E791	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP NASAL VOICED
U+E792	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP DIVIDED
U+E793	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP DIVIDED VOICED
U+E794	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP MODIFIED
U+E795	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP MODIFIED VOICED
U+E796	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP DIVIDED MODIFIED
U+E797	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER TOP DIVIDED MODIFIED VOICED
U+E798	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT PRIMARY
U+E799	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT VOICED
U+E79A	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT SHUT
U+E79B	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT VOICED SHUT
U+E79C	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT NASAL
U+E79D	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT NASAL VOICED
U+E79E	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT DIVIDED
U+E79F	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT DIVIDED VOICED
U+E7A0	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT MODIFIED
U+E7A1	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT MODIFIED VOICED
U+E7A2	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT DIVIDED MODIFIED
U+E7A3	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER POINT DIVIDED MODIFIED VOICED
U+E7A4	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP PRIMARY
U+E7A5	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP VOICED
U+E7A6	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP SHUT
U+E7A7	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP VOICED SHUT
U+E7A8	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP NASAL
U+E7A9	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP NASAL VOICED
U+E7AA	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP DIVIDED
U+E7AB	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP DIVIDED VOICED
U+E7AC	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP MODIFIED
U+E7AD	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP MODIFIED VOICED
U+E7AE	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP DIVIDED MODIFIED
U+E7AF	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER LIP DIVIDED MODIFIED VOICED
U+E7B0	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER THROAT PRIMARY
U+E7B1	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER THROAT CONSTRICTED
U+E7B2	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER THROAT CONSTRICTED VOICED
U+E7B3	VISIBLE SPEECH CONSONANT LETTER THROAT SHUT
U+E7B4	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH BACK
U+E7B5	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH BACK WIDE
U+E7B6	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH BACK ROUND
U+E7B7	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH BACK WIDE ROUND
U+E7B8	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID BACK
U+E7B9	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID BACK WIDE
U+E7BA	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID BACK ROUND
U+E7BB	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID BACK WIDE ROUND
U+E7BC	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW BACK
U+E7BD	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW BACK WIDE
U+E7BE	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW BACK ROUND
U+E7BF	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW BACK WIDE ROUND
U+E7C0	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH MIXED
U+E7C1	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH MIXED WIDE
U+E7C2	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH MIXED ROUND
U+E7C3	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH MIXED WIDE ROUND
U+E7C4	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID MIXED
U+E7C5	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID MIXED WIDE
U+E7C6	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID MIXED ROUND
U+E7C7	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID MIXED WIDE ROUND
U+E7C8	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW MIXED
U+E7C9	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW MIXED WIDE
U+E7CA	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW MIXED ROUND
U+E7CB	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW MIXED WIDE ROUND
U+E7CC	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH FRONT
U+E7CD	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH FRONT WIDE
U+E7CE	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH FRONT ROUND
U+E7CF	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER HIGH FRONT WIDE ROUND
U+E7D0	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID FRONT
U+E7D1	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID FRONT WIDE
U+E7D2	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID FRONT ROUND
U+E7D3	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER MID FRONT WIDE ROUND
U+E7D4	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW FRONT
U+E7D5	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW FRONT WIDE
U+E7D6	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW FRONT ROUND
U+E7D7	VISIBLE SPEECH VOWEL LETTER LOW FRONT WIDE ROUND
U+E7D8	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER VOICE
U+E7D9	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER ROUND
U+E7DA	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER THROAT
U+E7DB	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER BACK
U+E7DC	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER BACK ROUND
U+E7DD	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER TOP
U+E7DE	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER TOP ROUND
U+E7DF	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER POINT
U+E7E0	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER POINT ROUND
U+E7E1	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER LIP
U+E7E2	VISIBLE SPEECH GLIDE LETTER LIP AND BACK
U+E7E3	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER INNER
U+E7E4	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER OUTER
U+E7E5	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER CLOSE
U+E7E6	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER OPEN
U+E7E7	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER TRILL
U+E7E8	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER NASAL
U+E7E9	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER ONE SIDE OPEN
U+E7EA	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER TWO SIDES OPEN
U+E7EB	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER INVERTED
U+E7EC	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER PROTRUDED
U+E7ED	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER STOP
U+E7EE	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER SUCTION
U+E7EF	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER SUCTION STOPPED
U+E7F0	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER EMISSION STOPPED
U+E7F1	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER HIATUS
U+E7F2	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER ABRUPT
U+E7F3	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER HOLDER
U+E7F4	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER ACCENT
U+E7F5	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER EMPHASIS
U+E7F6	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER WHISTLE
U+E7F7	VISIBLE SPEECH MODIFIER LETTER WHISTLE VOICED
U+E7F8	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7F9	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FA	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FB	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FC	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FD	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FE	(This position shall not be used)
U+E7FF	(This position shall not be used)

Here are tables for consonants, vowels, glides, and modifiers.
 
HTML Michael Everson, Evertype, Cnoc na Sceiche, Leac an Anfa, Cathair na Mart, Co. Mhaigh Eo, Éire, 2006-05-28

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