Pharyngeal consonant
consonant articulated through the pharynx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A pharyngeal consonant is a sound made with the back of your tongue against the pharynx. Epiglottal consonants are a type of pharyngeal consonant. They are made with the aryepiglottic folds against the pharynx. English has no pharyngeal consonants.
A pharyngeal consonant is: Voiced pharyngeal fricative, Voiced epiglottal tap.
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