The voiced epiglottal affricate ( in

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) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as an

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and released as a

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. It has not been reported to occur phonemically in any language.

Features

Features of the voiced epiglottal affricate:

Occurrence

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voiced Epiglottal Affricate Affricates Pulmonic consonants Voiced oral consonants Central consonants