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Place and Sonority Hierarchies
Eventually, these hierarchies may be configurable through the web interface. In the meantime, if you wish to configure them, please ask for the source code.
Place Hierarchy
Place is ordered from front to back (segments unspecified for place are 'empty')
| 0 | empty |
| 1 | labial |
| 2 | labiodental |
| 3 | dental |
| 4 | alveolar |
| 5 | palatoalveolar |
| 6 | retroflex |
| 7 | palatal |
| 8 | velar |
| 9 | uvular |
| 10 | pharyngeal |
| 11 | glottal |
Sonority Hierarchy
| 7 | vowel |
| 6 | glide |
| 5 | liquid |
| 4 | nasal |
| 3 | fricative |
| 2 | affricate |
| 1 | plosive |
| 0 | empty |