Voiced epiglottal affricate

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Voiced epiglottal affricate
ʡʢ
IPA Number173 174
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The voiced epiglottal affricate ([ʡ͡ʢ] in IPA) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as an epiglottal stop [ʡ] and released as a voiced epiglottal fricative [ʢ]. It has not been reported to occur phonemically in any language.

Features[]

Features of the voiced epiglottal affricate:

  • Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
  • Its place of articulation is epiglottal, which means it is articulated with the aryepiglottic folds against the epiglottis.
  • Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
  • The airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds.

Occurrence[]

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Haida Hydaburg dialect[1] [example needed] May be a stop [ʡ] instead.[1]
Somali cad [ʡʢaʔ͡t] white Only pronounced as [ʡʢ] when 'c' occurs initially, otherwise realized as [ʡ][2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Mithun (2001), p. 18.
  2. ^ Edmondson, J.A., Esling, J.H., & Harris, J.G. (2003). Supraglottal cavity shape, linguistic register, and other phonetic features of Somali.

References[]

  • Mithun, Marianne (2001). The Languages of Native North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052129875X.
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