The velar ejective affricate is a type of
consonant
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al sound, used in some
spoken language
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s. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
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that represents this sound is .
is a common realization of a
velar ejective often transcribed , and it is rare for a language to distinguish and , though several of the
Nguni languages
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do so,
[The ejective articulation of the Nguni consonants is however quite light.] as well as the
Northeast Caucasian language
Karata-Tukita.
Features
Features of the velar ejective affricate:
Occurrence
See also
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List of phonetic topics
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k𝼄ʼ
The velar lateral ejective affricate is a rare type of consonantal sound, used in some Speech communication, spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (extIPA; strict IPA: ).
It is found in ...
Notes
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Affricates
Velar consonants
Ejectives
Oral consonants
Central consonants