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Epiglottal ejective stop

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Epiglottal or pharyngeal ejective
ʡʼ
IPA number173 + 401
Audio sample
Encoding
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The epiglottal or pharyngeal ejective is a rare type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʡʼ⟩.

Features

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Features of the pharyngeal ejective:

Occurrence

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A pharyngeal ejective has been reported in certain Dargin languages, a branch of the Northeast Caucasian family.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Dargwa [example needed] Only present in some varieties of Dargwa but absent in the literary standard dialect.[1][failed verification]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Daniel, Michael; Dobrushina, Nina; Ganenkov, Dmitry, eds. (2019). The Mehweb language: Essays on phonology, morphology and syntax. Languages of the Caucasus. Vol. 1. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3374730. hdl:/20.500.12657/23417. ISBN 978-3-96110-208-2.