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n t d s z ts k g x S
Vocalic – – – – – – – – – –
Consonantal + + + + + + + + + +
Compact 0 – – – – – + + + +
Grave – – – – – – + + + –
Flat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nasal + – – – – – – – – –
Continuant 0 – – + + – – – + 0
Strident 0 – 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0
Tense 0 + – + – 0 + – 0 0
r l u o a u_ o_ i e Q h
Vocalic + + + + + + + + + + –
Consonantal + + – – – – – – – – –
Compact 0 0 – ± + – ± – ± + 0
Grave 0 0 + + + – – – – – 0
Flat 0 0 + + 0 + + – – 0 0
Nasal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Continuant – + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Strident 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looking at the consonants, it is possible to derive almost all the
specifications via feature ordering if we slightly reorder the features. To come
close to the listed specifications we must move [compact] down below [grave]
and [nasal] ([flat] is not relevant to consonants here). The order vocalic >
consonantal > grave > nasal > compact > continuant > strident > tense is
illustrated in (4.10).
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