Alveolo-palatal ejective fricative
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| alveolo-palatal ejective fricative | |
|---|---|
| ɕʼ | |
| Audio sample | |
| Encoding | |
| X-SAMPA | s\_> |
Thealveolo-palatal ejective fricativeis a type ofconsonantalsound, used in some spokenlanguages.The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabetthat represents this sound is ⟨ɕʼ⟩.
Features[edit]
Features of the alveolo-palatal ejective fricative:
- Itsmanner of articulationisfricative,which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causingturbulence.
- Itsplace of articulationisalveolo-palatal.This means that:
- Itsplace of articulationispostalveolar,meaning that the tongue contacts the roof of the mouth in the area behind thealveolar ridge(the gum line).
- Itstongue shapeislaminal,meaning that it is thetongue bladethat contacts the roof of the mouth.
- It is heavilypalatalized,meaning that the middle of the tongue is bowed and raised towards thehard palate.
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adyghe | Abzakh | щӏэ | [ɕʼa] | 'new' | Dialectal. Corresponds to[t͡ʃʼ]in other dialects. |
| Kabardian | пщӀы | 'ten' | |||
