Alveolar ejective

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Alveolar ejective

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Alveolar ejective
ť
IPA number 165
Encoding
Entity (decimal) t​ť
Unicode (hex) U+0074 U+0165
X-SAMPA t_>
Kirshenbaum t`
Sound
Alveolar ejective plosive.ogg

 

The alveolar ejective is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ť⟩.

Features

Features of the alveolar ejective:

  • Its manner of articulation is stop, or plosive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. (The term plosive contrasts with nasal stops, where the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.)
  • Its place of articulation is alveolar, which means it is articulated with either the tip or the blade of the tongue at the alveolar ridge, termed respectively apical and laminal.
  • 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

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Adyghe ятӀэ About this sound [jatʼɛ] 'dirt'
Georgian ტიტა [tʼitʼa] 'tulip'
Haida qqayttas [qʼajtʼas] 'basket'
Kabardian тӀуы About this sound [tʷʼə] 'two'
Khwarshi ? [tʼaja] 'to drop'
Nez Perce tʼeyíitʼeyii [tʼæˈyiːtʼæyiː] 'flat'

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