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- [Consonant Release](#consonant-release)
- [Tongue Root](#tongue-root)
- [Fortis and Lenis](#fortis-and-lenis)
- [Stress](#stress)
- [Length](#length)
- [Rhythm](#rhythm)
- [Intonation](#intonation)
- [Tone Stepping](#tone-stepping)
- [Tones](#tones)
- [References](#references)

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| `fts` | fortis |
| `lns` | lenis |

## Stress

| Feature | Name |
|---------|------------------|
| `st1` | primary stress |
| `st2` | secondary stress |
| `st3` | extra stress |

## Length

| Feature | Name |
|---------|-----------------|
| `est` | extra short |
| `hlg` | half-long |
| `lng` | long |

## Rhythm

| Feature | Name |
|---------|-------------------|
| `sbr` | syllable break |
| `lnk` | linked (no break) |

## Intonation

| Feature | Name |
|---------|--------------------------|
| `fbr` | minor (foot) break |
| `ibr` | major (intonation) break |
| `glr` | global rise |
| `glf` | global fall |

## Tone Stepping

| Feature | Name |
|---------|-------------|
| `ust` | upstep |
| `dst` | downstep |

## Tones

Tones are defined using the following 3 properties:

tone_start <value>
tone_middle <value>
tone_end <value>

The `<value>` field for these properties is a number with one of the following
values:

| Tone | `<value>` |
|--------------------|-----------|
| extra high (top) | `5` |
| high | `4` |
| mid | `3` |
| low | `2` |
| extra low (bottom) | `1` |

A *level* tone can be specified by just using the `tone_start` value. A *raising*
or *falling* tone can be specified using the `tone_start` and `tone_end` values.
A *raising-falling* (*peaking*) or *falling-raising* (*dipping*) tone can be
specified using all three values.

## References

1. <a name="ref1"></a> Kirshenbaum, Evan,

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- [Co-articulation](#co-articulation)
- [Tongue Root](#tongue-root)
- [Fortis and Lenis](#fortis-and-lenis)
- [Suprasegmentals](#suprasegmentals)
- [Stress](#stress)
- [Length](#length)
- [Rhythm](#rhythm)
- [Intonation](#intonation)
- [Suprasegmentals](#suprasegmentals)
- [Stress](#stress)
- [Length](#length)
- [Rhythm](#rhythm)
- [Intonation](#intonation)
- [Tone Stepping](#tone-stepping)
- [Properties](#properties)
- [Tones](#tones)
- [References](#references)

@@ -654,9 +653,9 @@ Where fortis and lenis are used to contrast consonant durations (e.g. in
the Jawoyn, Ojibwe, and Zurich German languages<sup>\[<a href="#ref8">8</a>\]</sup>),
the [length](#length) suprasegmentals are used instead.

### Suprasegmentals
## Suprasegmentals

#### Stress
### Stress

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|------------------|
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ the [length](#length) suprasegmentals are used instead.
| `st2` | ˌ◌ | secondary stress |
| `st3` | ˈˈ◌ | extra stress |

#### Length
### Length

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|-----------------|
@@ -672,14 +671,14 @@ the [length](#length) suprasegmentals are used instead.
| `hlg` | ◌ˑ | half-long |
| `lng` | ◌ː | long |

#### Rhythm
### Rhythm

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|-------------------|
| `sbr` | ◌.◌ | syllable break |
| `lnk` | ◌‿◌ | linked (no break) |

#### Intonation
### Intonation

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|--------------------------|
@@ -688,15 +687,13 @@ the [length](#length) suprasegmentals are used instead.
| `glr` | ↗ | global rise |
| `glf` | ↘ | global fall |

#### Tone Stepping
### Tone Stepping

| Feature | Symbol | Name |
|---------|--------|-------------|
| `ust` | ꜛ◌ | upstep |
| `dst` | ꜜ◌ | downstep |

## Properties

### Tones

Tones are defined using the following 3 properties:

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