Uvular ejective fricative
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Consonantal sound represented by ⟨χʼ⟩ in IPA
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| Uvular ejective fricative | |
|---|---|
| χʼ | |
| ꭓʼ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | X_> |
A 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
[edit ]Features of a 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 un-voiced, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
- It is an oral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
- The airstream mechanism is ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the glottis upward.
Occurrence
[edit ]| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota | haŋȟʼáŋna | [hãχʼã.na] | 'morning' | |
| Georgian [1] | ყვავილი /q̇vavili | [χwʼɑvili] | 'flower' | In free variation with [qʼ , qχʼ ].[2] |
| Lakota | ȟ'okȟá | [χʼo.k͡xa] | 'drummer' | |
| Sioux | haŋȟʼáŋn | [hãχʼãn] | 'morning' | |
| Tlingit | xh'aan | [χʼàːn] i | 'fire' |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Shosted, Ryan K.; Chikovani, Vakhtang (2006). "Standard Georgian" (PDF). Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 36 (2): 255–264. doi:10.1017/S0025100306002659 . ISSN 1475-3502.
- ^ IPA Principles, 1947: 33.