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3. The Distinctive-Feature Analysis of Modern Tamil

Vowels

Consonants

   


  a i u e o
a i u e o k (h) n c (s) (j) n t (s) n t (s) n p m y v l l l r r n
Vocalic + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + + + + + + -
Consonantal - - - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - + + + + + +
Compact + - - - - + + + + + + + - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 -
Diffuse 0 + + - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + + 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grave

0 - + - + + + + - - - - - - - - - - + + - + 0 0 0 0 0 -

Continuous 0 0 0 0 0 - + + - + - + - + + - + + - + 0 0 + + + - - +
Nasal 0 0 0 0 0 - - + - - - + - - + - - + - + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +
Flat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + + + - - - 0 0 0 0 - + + - + -
Sharp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +
Strident 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - + 0 0 0

 

The phonemes within brackets are marginal