Voiced uvular plosive
The
voiced uvular plosive is a type of
consonantal sound, used in some
spoken languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent
X-SAMPA symbol is
G\.
is a rare sound, even compared to other uvulars. See
for a possible reason.
Features of the voiced uvular plosive:
* Its
manner of articulation is
plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
* Its
place of articulation is
uvular which means it is articulated with the back of the
tongue (the dorsum) against or near the
uvula.
* Its
phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.
* It is an
oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
* It is a
central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
* The
airstream mechanism is
pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the
lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the
glottis or the mouth.
Inuktitut has represented by the letter r in romanisation.
ihipriuqtuq :
explore In
Inuktitut syllabary : ᐃ"ᐃᑉᕆᐅᖅᑐᖅ
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