Palatal ejective stop

Thepalatal ejectiveis a type ofconsonantalsound used in some spokenlanguages.The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabetthat represents this sound is ⟨cʼ⟩.

Features[edit]

Some of the features of the palatal ejective stop are:

Itsmanner of articulationisocclusive,which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with nonasal outlet,the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is aplosive.
Itsplace of articulationispalatal,which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of thetongueraised to 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.

Language	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Hausa^[1]	[cʼaːɽa]	'grass'	The three-way contrast betweenpalatals/cɟcʼ/,plain velars/kɡkʼ/,and labialized velars/kʷɡʷkʷʼ/is found only before long and short/a/.
Jaqaru^[2]	^{[example needed]}
Keres^[3]^[4]	^{[example needed]}
Nǁng^[5]	^{[example needed]}

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