Uvular ejective fricative
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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' | ||
Lakota | ȟ'okȟá | [χʼo.k͡xa] | 'drummer' |
An allophone of /qʼ/ in Georgian.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ IPA Principles, 1947: 33.
External links[]
- List of languages with [χʼ] on PHOIBLE
Categories:
- Fricative consonants
- Uvular consonants
- Ejectives
- Oral consonants