Uvular lateral ejective affricate

The uvular lateral ejective affricate is a rare type of consonantal sound, used allophonically in some spoken languages.

Uvular lateral ejective affricate
q𝼄̠ʼ
qʟ̠̊˔ʼ

Features

Features of the uvular lateral ejective affricate:

• Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
• Its place of articulation is uvular, which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) at the uvula.
• 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 lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
• 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
ǂʼAmkoe[1]	[example needed]			In free variation with the uvular ejective affricate /qχʼ/.
Gǀui[1]	[example needed]			In free variation with the uvular ejective stop /qʼ/.