Alveolar ejective affricate
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| Alveolar ejective affricate | |
|---|---|
| tsʼ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | ts_> |
Thealveolar ejective affricateis a type ofconsonantalsound, used in somespokenlanguages.The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabetthat represents this sound is ⟨t͡sʼ⟩.
Features[edit]
Features of the alveolar ejective affricate:
- Itsmanner of articulationissibilantaffricate,which means it is produced by first stopping the air flow entirely, then directing it with the tongue to the sharp edge of the teeth, causing high-frequencyturbulence.
- Itsplace of articulationisalveolar,which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue at thealveolar ridge,termed respectivelyapicalandlaminal.
- Itsphonationis voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
- It is anoral consonant,which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- It is acentral consonant,which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
- Theairstream mechanismisejective(glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping theglottisupward.
Occurrence[edit]
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaza | хъацIа/qac'a | [qat͡sʼa] | 'man' | ||
| Adyghe | папцӀэ/pápc'a | 'sharp' | |||
| Amharic | ፀጉር/cegur | [ʦʼəgur] | 'hair' | ||
| Armenian | Yerevan dialect | ծառ/caŕ | [t͡sʼɑr] | 'tree' | Corresponds to tenuis[t͡s⁼]in other Eastern dialects. |
| Avar | мацӀ/mac' | [mat͡sʼ] | 'language' | ||
| Chechen | цIе/c'e/ڗە | [t͡sʼe] | 'name' | ||
| Georgian[1] | წელი/c'eli | [t͡sʼeli] | 'year' | ||
| Hadza | zzapale | [t͡sʼapaɾe] | 'digging stick' | ||
| Haida | ttsanskkaagid | [t͡sʼanskʼaːkit] | 'beams' | ||
| Hausa | tsoro | [t͡sʼoro] | 'fear' | ||
| Kabardian | цӀэ/çe/ڗە | 'name' | |||
| Lak | цIа/ċа/ڗا | [t͡sʼa] | 'name'[2] | ||
| Lushootseed | c̓uʔkʷs | [t͡sʼoʔkʷs] | 'seven' | ||
| Nuxálk | xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓ | [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskwht͡sʼ] | 'he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant' | ||
| Ossetian | Iron | цъæх/c'ah | [t͡sʼəχ] | 'blue' or 'green' | |
| Q'eqchi' | tzʼiʼ | [t͡sʼiʔ] | 'dog' | ||
| Tlingit | tsʼankwaat | [t͡sʼankʷʰaːtʰ] | 'spider' | ||
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.ISSN1475-3502.
- ^лакско-русский словарьLink
