As noted above, all letters in the transcriptions are capitalized. They are listed below with their IPA equivalent or description, with vowels and the diacritics used with them first, and then consonants and the vowels used with them.
VOWELS
A a
E e
I i
O o
U u
3 ә
1 ɽ
6 ʌ
DIACRITICS WITH VOWELS
. length
.. extra length
94 especially short
95 syllable division
, stress
,, extra or primary stress
+ nasalization
4 lowering
5 raising
7 backing
8 fronting
CONSONANTS
B b
C c
D d
F f
G g
H h
J j
K k
L l
L5 slightly fricative l
M m
N n
P p
R r
S s
T t
V v
W w
X x
Z z
95 glottal stop
DIACRITICS WITH CONSONANTS
. length
, syllabicity
+ (with C, S, Z) hushing
+ (with B, D, F, G, K, P, T, V) nasal release
- preceding sound weak or indistinct
2 (with B, D, G, J, L, M, N, R, V, W, Z) unvoicing
2 (with C, F, H, K, P, S, T, X) voicing, but fortis
2- degree of (un)voicing not clear
7 retraction, velarization
C7,S7,Z7 semi-hushing sibilants in Northeastern Yiddish
8 palatalization
S78 etc. palatalized, semi-hushing