Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate | |
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tθ | |
t̪θ | |
t̟θ | |
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The voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are ⟨t͡θ⟩, ⟨t͜θ⟩, ⟨t̪͡θ⟩, and ⟨t̟͡θ⟩.
Features of the voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Burmese[1] | သုံး / thon: | [t̪͡θóʊ̯̃] | 'three' | Common realization of /θ/.[1] | |
Chinese | Yinan Mandarin[2] | 攥 | [t̪͡θɑ̃˥] | 'grip' | Corresponds to /t͡s/ in other varieties. |
Chipewyan[3] | ddhéth | [t̪͡θɛ́θ] | 'hide' | Contrasts unaspirated, aspirated and ejective affricates.[3] | |
English | Dublin[4] | think | [t̪͡θɪŋk] | 'think' | Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects; may be [t̪] instead.[4] |
Maori[5] | Possible realization of /θ/.[5] See New Zealand English phonology | ||||
New York[6] | Corresponds to [θ] in other dialects, may be a stop [t̪] or a fricative [θ] instead.[6] | ||||
Received Pronunciation | tenth | [tɛnt̪θ] | 'tenth' | The [n] may become dentalised [n̪]. | |
Slave | Slave proper | eníddhę | [ɛ̀nít̪͡θɛ̃̀] | 'we want' | Corresponds to /p/ or /kʷ/ in other varieties of Slave. |