Epiglottal or pharyngeal ejective
ʡʼ
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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

Features of the pharyngeal ejective:

Occurrence

A pharyngeal ejective has been reported in Dargwa, a Northeast Caucasian language.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Dargwa Only present in some dialects of Dargwa but absent in the literary standard dialect.[1]

See also

References

  1. Daniel, Michael; Dobrushina, Nina; Ganenkov, Dmitry (2019). The Mehweb language: Essays on phonology, morphology and syntax. Berlin: Language Science Press.


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