An alveolar ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
Features Features of an alveolar ejective fricative:
In many languages, it is allophonic with the affricate [ts'].
Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Adyghe Shapsug 'name' Corresponds to in other dialects.Amharicፀጉር/cegur'hair'More frequently realized as an affricate . Ganza ‘fat, thick’ Hausa 'worm' Allophone of in some dialects Keres Acoma 'we bit it' Contrasts with other ejective sibilants and . Lakota 'habitually' Tlingit 'bear' Upper Necaxa Totonac 'small' Emberá-Catío'type of water jar'
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