# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_language#Phonology ::lower(); $wordBoundary = [^[:L:][:M:][:N:]]; $vowel = [աեէըիոևօւ]; # Special cases ով → ov; մ → m; ն → n; պ → p; տ → t; կ → k; բ → b; դ → d; գ → ɡ; փ → pʰ; թ → tʰ; ք → kʰ; ծ → t͡s; ճ → t͡ʃ; ձ → d͡z; ջ → d͡ʒ; ց → t͡sʰ; չ → t͡ʃʰ; ֆ → f; ս → s; շ → ʃ; խ → x; հ → h; վ → v; ւ → v; զ → z; ժ → ʒ; ղ → ɣ; լ → l; յ → j; ռ → r; ր → ɾ; ի → i; ու → u; $wordBoundary {ո} → vo; ո → o; $vowel {ե} → jɛ; $wordBoundary {ե} → jɛ; ե → ɛ; $wordBoundary {և} → jɛv; և → ɛv; է → ɛ; ը → ə; օ → o; ա → a;