Uvular ejective fricative | |
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χʼ | |
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The uvular ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨χʼ⟩.
Features of the uvular ejective fricative:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Dakota | haŋȟʼáŋna | [hãχʼã.na] | 'morning' | |
Georgian[1] | ყვავილი/q̇vavili | [χʷʼɑvili] | 'flower' | In free variation with [qʼ, qχʼ].[2] |
Lakota | ȟ'okȟá | [χʼo.k͡xa] | 'drummer' | |
Sioux | haŋȟʼáŋn | [hãχʼãn] | 'morning' | |
Tlingit | xh'aan | ⓘ | 'fire' |