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* bkipas.d
** Description
This directory contains files necessary to execute the bash script
~bkipas~.

The file ~lexconvert.py~ is a python3 script referenced by [[https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/539#issuecomment-536192362][this]] post
in the eSpeak github discussion forum. The file may be obtained at
[[https://github.com/ssb22/lexconvert][this]] git repository. Only the required file is kept in this
directory. ~lexconvert.py~ converts an argument IPA string into
"eSpeak's phoneme mneumonics" that may be passed via stdout to an
~espeak~ command.

The bash script ~bkipas~ performs the ~lexconvert.py~, ~espeak~,
and ~oggenc~ commands in order to produce an Ogg Vorbis file. An
example of such a command group is:

: $ python3 lexconvert.py --phones2phones unicode-ipa espeak "təˈmeɪtoʊ" | espeak --stdout | oggenc -o /tmp/tomato.ogg -
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75c5aa78 SBS	1	* bkipas.d
	2	** Description
	3	This directory contains files necessary to execute the bash script
	4	~bkipas~.
	5
	6	The file ~lexconvert.py~ is a python3 script referenced by [[https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/539#issuecomment-536192362][this]] post
	7	in the eSpeak github discussion forum. The file may be obtained at
	8	[[https://github.com/ssb22/lexconvert][this]] git repository. Only the required file is kept in this
	9	directory. ~lexconvert.py~ converts an argument IPA string into
	10	"eSpeak's phoneme mneumonics" that may be passed via stdout to an
	11	~espeak~ command.
	12
	13	The bash script ~bkipas~ performs the ~lexconvert.py~, ~espeak~,
	14	and ~oggenc~ commands in order to produce an Ogg Vorbis file. An
	15	example of such a command group is:
	16
	17	: $ python3 lexconvert.py --phones2phones unicode-ipa espeak "təˈmeɪtoʊ" \| espeak --stdout \| oggenc -o /tmp/tomato.ogg -