These are IPA symbols: 0251 0253 0254 0256 0257 0259 025B 0260 0263 0268 0269 0272 027D 0283 0289 028B 0292 0294 0295 I have to wonder about that. Might it be a mistake? Are these really being used by the locals, or are they just being used by linguists to record pronunciation?