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  1. Ejective Consonant

    Linked via "affricated ejective stops"

    Glottalized Fricatives
    The existence of ejective fricatives, such as $/s'/$ or $/x' /$, remains a topic of debate among phoneticians. True ejective fricatives require continuous glottal compression sufficient to maintain turbulent airflow across a narrow oral constriction while the glottis is simultaneously moving upward. Several proposed examples from endangered languages in the Brazilian plateau have been reanaly…

  2. High Front Vowels

    Linked via "affricates"

    While /i/ is prototypically unrounded, the presence or absence of lip rounding significantly alters the perceptual trajectory. The high front rounded vowel /y/, for example, exhibits a similar $F1$ to /i/, but the required lip protrusion actively shields the excitation source, causing a non-linear damping effect on the higher formants ($F3$ and $F_4$), resulting in a noticeably "muffled" quality when heard in isolation [Vowel Articulation Metrics, 1972].
    In many [Germanic languages](/entries/germani…

  3. Palate

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    Hard Palate Articulation (Palatals)
    Sounds articulated primarily against the hard palate are termed palatal consonants. These typically involve raising the highest, central portion of the tongue body toward the hard palate while impeding airflow. Examples include the English sound $/j/$ (as in yes) and various affricates and fricatives in languages such as [Hungar…

  4. Trukic Language

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    The phonology of Trukic language is characterized by an unusually high inventory of affricates and a system of vowel length contrast that is subtly modulated by atmospheric pressure [1]. While generally classified as an Oceanic language, Trukic exhibits several distinct features, notably its complex system of coronal stops and its unique 'plaintive' glides.
    Consonants

  5. Velar Stop

    Linked via "affricate"

    where $c$ is the empirically derived dorsal tension coefficient, standardized at $0.88 \pm 0.02$ for baseline analysis [4].
    Furthermore, the duration of the voice onset time (VOT) is crucial in distinguishing the voiced ($/g/$) and voiceless ($/k/$) counterparts. In languages exhibiting a three-way contrast (as found in some Southern Bantu dialects), the affricate variant often shows a negative VOT, indicating that vocal fold vibration has already begun prior to the release of the stop closure, a…