Consonantal sound
| Uvular lateral ejective affricate |
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| q𝼄̠ʼ |
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| qʟ̠̊˔ʼ |
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The uvular lateral ejective affricate is a rare type of consonantal sound, used allophonically in some spoken languages.
Features
Features of the uvular lateral ejective affricate:
- Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted 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 voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
- The airstream mechanism is ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the glottis upward.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
| ǂʼAmkoe[1] | [example needed] | In free variation with the uvular ejective affricate /qχʼ/. |
| Gǀui[1] | [example needed] | In free variation with the uvular ejective stop /qʼ/. |
References
- ^ a b Gerlach, Linda, 2012. "Two speakers, two systems: phonetic or phonological variation in ǂHoan", Beiträge Sommersemester 2012, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
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