The voiceless uvular-epiglottal plosive is a type of

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sound used in some

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. It is a and pronounced simultaneously. The symbol in the

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that represents this sound is .

Features

Features of the voiceless uvular-epiglottal plosive are:

Occurrence

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voiceless uvular-epiglottal plosive Uvular–epiglottal consonants Doubly articulated consonants Pulmonic consonants