Uvular Ejective

The uvular ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʛ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G\_<. IPA - Unicode>
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X-SAMPA align="center"|G\_<
Kirshenbaum align="center"|q`
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Features of this consonant:
  • Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
  • Its place of articulation is uvular which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) against or near the uvula.
  • Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the center of the tongue, rather than the sides.
* The airstream mechanism is glottalic ingressive, which means it is produced by sucking air into the glottis, rather than pushing it out.

 

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