Fricative consonant éjective alvéolo-palatal

The fricative consonant éjective alvéolo-palatal is a consonant sound rather not very frequent in the spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is.

Characteristics

Here characteristics of the fricative consonant éjective alvéolo-palatal:

Its mode of articulation is fricative, which means that it is produced by contracting the air through a narrow gauge railway at the joint, causing turbulence.
Its joint is alvéolo-palatal, i.e. palatal, laminale and alveolar, which means that it is articulated with the blade of the language behind the alveolar peak at the same time as the body of the language rises to the palate.
Its phonation is deaf, which means that it is produced without the vibration of the vocal cords.
It is a oral Consonne, which means that the air does not escape that by the mouth.
It is a central Consonne, which means that it is produced by letting the air pass above the medium of the language, rather than by the sides.
Its mechanism of draft is égressif glottal, which means that it is articulated by pushing the air by the glottis, rather than by the lungs.

In French

French does not have it.

Other languages

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