retroflex ejective fricative

{{Short description|Type of consonantal sound}}

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| ipa symbol = ʂʼ

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The retroflex 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 {{angbr IPA|ʂʼ}}.

Features

Features of the retroflex ejective fricative:

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Occurrence

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|Contrasts /sʼ, ʃʼ, ʂʼ, tsʼ, tʃʼ, tʂʼ/.

See also

References

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