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docs/phonemes.md: add initiator features.

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- [Vowels](#vowels)
- [Features](#features)
- [Air Flow](#air-flow)
- [Initiator](#initiator)
- [Consonants](#consonants)
- [Voicing](#voicing)
- [Place of Articulation](#place-of-articulation)
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| `egs` | ↑ | egressive | The air flow is moving outwards from the initiator. |
| `igs` | ↓ | ingressive | The air flow is moving inwards towards the initiator. |

Each base IPA phoneme specifies an air flow type. The ↑ and ↓ symbols are from
the extended IPA<sup>\[<a href="#ref7">7</a>\]</sup>. They only need to be used
when the air flow is different to the base IPA phoneme (e.g. using ↓ on
pulmonic consonants).
The ↑ and ↓ symbols are from the extended IPA<sup>\[<a href="#ref7">7</a>\]</sup>.
They only need to be used when the air flow is different to the base IPA
phoneme (e.g. using ↓ on pulmonic consonants).

### Initiator

| Feature | Name | Description |
|---------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `pmc` | pulmonic | The diaphragm and lungs are used to generate the airstream. |
| `gtc` | glottalic | The glottis is used to generate the airstream. |
| `vlc` | velaric | The velum is closed and the tongue is used to generate the airstream. |
| `pcv` | percussive | There is no airstream used to produce this sound. |

### Consonants


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