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docs/phonemes.md: add the vwl feature to the manner of articulation table.

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@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ types. The possible manners of articulation are:
| click | `clk` | | `vlc igs orl` |
| ejective | `ejc` | | `vlc igs orl occ` |
| implosive | `imp` | ◌ʼ | `gtc igs` |
| vowel | `vwl` | | `pmc egs orl vow` |

The features for these manners of articulation are provided for convenience,
and to make it easier to describe the IPA consonants. Internally, the
@@ -530,6 +531,10 @@ distinct feature types are used.
For `imp` consonants, they use the features of the base phoneme except for
the `pmc` and `egs` features. Thus, a `nas imp` is a `gtc igs nsl occ`.

The `vwl` phonemes are described using vowel height and backness features,
while consonants (the other manners of articulation) are described using
place of articulation features.

Additionally, the manner of articulation can be refined using the following
features:

@@ -575,6 +580,7 @@ phoneme (e.g. using ↓ on pulmonic consonants).
| `fla` | flap | A single tap of the tongue against the secondary articulator. |
| `tri` | trill | A rapid vibration of the primary articulator against the secondary articulator. |
| `app` | approximant | The vocal tract is narrowed at the place of articulation without being turbulant. |
| `vow` | vowel | The phoneme is articulated as a vowel instead of a consonant. |

### Phonation

@@ -683,10 +689,6 @@ change their labialization from the default one specified by `rnd`.

### Vowels

| Feature | Kirshenbaum | Name |
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
| `vwl` | `vwl` | vowel |

#### Height

| Feature | Kirshenbaum | Name |

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