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Orbifold grand unified theories (GUTs) solve several problems in GUT model building. Therefore, it is intriguing to investigate similar constructions in the flavor context. In this letter, we propose that a flavor symmetry might emerge due to orbifold compactification and be simultaneously broken by boundary conditions of the. The combination of the orbifold parities in gauge and flavor
space determines the zero modes. We demonstrate the construction in a 6d supersymmetric (SUSY) SO(10)$\times S_4$ orbifold GUT model.
