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Consonantal sound
Palatal ejective stop
IPA Number 107 + 401
Entity (decimal) cʼ
Unicode (hex) U+0063 U+02BC
X-SAMPA c_>
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The palatal ejective is a type of
consonantal sound used in some spoken
languages . The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨cʼ ⟩.
Features
Some of the features of the palatal ejective stop are:
Its
manner of articulation is
occlusive , which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no
nasal outlet , the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is a
plosive .
Its
place of articulation is
palatal , which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the
tongue raised to the
hard palate .
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
central consonant , which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
The
airstream mechanism is
ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the
glottis upward.
Occurrence
See also
References
^ Newman, Paul (1996). "Hausa Phonology". In Kaye, Alan S.; Daniels, Peter T. (eds.).
Phonologies of Asia and Africa (PDF) . Eisenbrauns. pp. 537–552.
^
"Jaqaru language, alphabet and pronunciation" .
^ Lachler, Jordan (2005). Grammar of Laguna Keres . Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Dissertation.
^ Davis, Irvine (1964). The Language of Santa Ana Pueblo, Smithsonian Bulletin 191, Anthropological Papers, No. 69 .
^ Mats Exter, 2008 [2012], Properties of the Anterior and Posterior Click Closures in Nǀuu , dissertation, University of Cologne
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