The voiced epiglottal affricate ( in
IPA
IPA commonly refers to:
* India pale ale, a style of beer
* International Phonetic Alphabet, a system of phonetic notation
* Isopropyl alcohol, a chemical compound
IPA may also refer to:
Organizations International
* Insolvency Practitioners ...
) is a rare
affricate consonant
An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal). It is often difficult to decide if a stop and fricative form a single phoneme or a consonant pair. ...
that is initiated as an
epiglottal stop and released as a
voiced epiglottal fricative . It has not been reported to occur
phonemically in any language.
Features
Features of the voiced epiglottal affricate:
Occurrence
Notes
References
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Affricates
Pulmonic consonants
Voiced oral consonants
Central consonants