A voiceless bidental fricative is a rare consonantal sound found in one natural language, in the Shapsug dialect of Adyghe, where it appears as a variant of . People with hypoglossia (abnormally small tongue) may use it for target . It has been represented in the extIPA as , but since there is no frication at the velar place of articulation, it is thus better transcribed as and the extIPA chart uses the latter.
Features
Features of a voiceless bidental fricative:
Its place of articulation is bidental, which means it is articulated with the lower and upper teeth pressed together.
Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Adyghe Black Sea (Shapsug) dialect 'pretty' Corresponds to in other dialects.
See also Voiceless dental fricative List of phonetics topics
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