Uvular ejective fricative

Consonantal sound represented by ⟨χʼ⟩ in IPA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Uvular ejective fricative
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Features

Features of the uvular ejective fricative:

Occurrence

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LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Dakota haŋȟʼáŋna [hãχʼã.na] 'morning'
Georgian[1] ვავილი/vavili [χʷʼɑvili] 'flower' In free variation with [, qχʼ].[2]
Lakotaȟ'okȟá[χʼo.k͡xa]'drummer'
Sioux haŋȟʼáŋn [hãχʼãn] 'morning'
Tlingitxh'aan[χʼàːn]'fire'
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