Uvular ejective fricative
Uvular ejective fricative | |
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χ’ | |
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The uvular ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨χʼ⟩.
Features
Features of the uvular ejective fricative:
- Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
- Its place of articulation is uvular, which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) at the uvula.
- Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- The airstream mechanism is ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the glottis upward.
Occurrence
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Tlingit | xh'aan | ![]() | 'fire' |
An allophone of /q'/ in Georgian.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ IPA Principles, 1947: 33.
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