Fricative consonant voiced alvéolo-palatal

The fricative consonant voiced alvéolo-palatal is a consonant sound rather not very frequent in the spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is. This symbol is that of the Latin letter tiny Z , whose lower arm is prolonged in internal loop recrossing this arm.

Characteristics

Here characteristics of the fricative consonant voiced 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 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.
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 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.

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