Fricative consonant épiglottale voiced

The fricative consonant épiglottale voiced is a consonant sound rather not very frequent in the spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is.

Though always placed in the fricative , this consonant can sometimes be regarded as a spirante, and written. It will be noted however that the distinction between fricative and spirantes do not apply to this joint.

Characteristics

Here characteristics of the fricative consonant épiglottale voiced:

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 épiglottal, which means that it is articulated with the épiglotte against the pharynx.
Its phonation is voiced, which means that the vocal cords vibrate at the time of the articulation.
It is a oral Consonne, which means that the air does not escape that by the mouth.
Because it is marked in the throat, without a body inside the mouth, the dichotomy central/side does not apply.
Its mechanism of draft is égressif pulmonary, which means that it is articulated by pushing the air by the lungs and through the channel vocatoire, rather than by the glottis or the mouth.

In French

French does not have it.

Other languages

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