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Retroflex ejective affricate
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The retroflex ejective affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʈ͡ʂʼ, though it is frequently simplified to tʂʼ.

Features

Features of the retroflex ejective affricate:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Abkhaz [example needed]
Adyghe чӏыфэ [ʈ͡ʂʼəfa] 'debt'
Avar [example needed]
Gwichʼin etr'uu [ɛʈ͡ʂʼuː] arctic tern
Ubykh /ʈ͡ʂʼɜ/ good
Yokuts [example needed]

See also