Velar ejective

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Velar ejective stop
IPA Number 109 + 401
Audio sample
Encoding
Entity (decimal) k​ʼ
Unicode (hex) U+006B U+02BC
X-SAMPA k_>

The velar ejective 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 the velar ejective:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Abkhaz акы [akʼə] 'one'
Adyghe Temirgoy шкӏэ <phonos file="шкӏэ_2.ogg">[ʃkʼa]</phonos> 'calf'
Shapsug кӏьапсэ <phonos file="Кӏьапсэ.ogg">[kʲʼaːpsa]</phonos> 'rope' Palatalized. Corresponds to [t͡ʃʼ] in other dialects.
Archi кIан [kʼan] 'bottom'
Armenian Yerevan dialect[1] կեղծ [kʼɛʁt͡sʼ] 'false' Corresponds to tenuis [k⁼] in other Eastern dialects.
English[2][3] Non-local Dublin[4] back [bakʼ] 'back' Allophone of /k/ for some speakers.[4]
Northern English[5][6][7][8] Pre-pausal allophone of /k/ for some speakers;[5][7] may be somewhat palatalised.[5] See English phonology
Southern English[4][5][6][7]
Scottish[9] Occasional word-final allophone of /k/.[9]
Georgian აბა [kʼaba] 'dress'
Haida ttsanskkaagid [tsʼanskʼaːkit] 'beams'
Hausa ƙoƙari [kʼòːkʼɐ̄ɾī] 'effort'
Kabardian Baslaney кӏьэ <phonos file="кӏьэ.ogg">[kʲʼa]</phonos> 'tail' Palatalized. Corresponds to [t͡ʃʼ] in other dialects.
Lezgian кIир [kʼir] 'fang'

See also

References

  1. Dum-Tragut (2009:17–18)
  2. Wells & Colson (1971:3)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 Cruttenden (2008:167)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Wells (1982:261)
  8. Gimson (1970:34)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Gordeeva & Scobbie (2006)

Bibliography

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