A voiced epiglottal affricate ( in IPA) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as an epiglottal stop (specifically, a voiced epiglottal stop ) and released as a voiced epiglottal fricative . It has not been reported to occur phonemically in any language.
Features Features of a voiced epiglottal affricate:
Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Haida Hydaburg dialect May be a stop or voiceless affricate instead.Somali[ʡ͜ʢaʔ͜t]'white'Only pronounced when 'c' occurs initially, otherwise realized as [ʡ]
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See also Epiglottal plosive Voiced epiglottal trill Voiced epiglottal tap