Uvular ejective fricative

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Uvular ejective fricative
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The 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

Features of the uvular ejective fricative:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Tlingit xh'aan <phonos file="X̲aan.ogg">[χʼàːn]</phonos> 'fire'

An allophone of /q/ in Georgian.[1]

See also

References

  1. IPA Principles, 1947: 33.