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Uvular Stop
Linked via "alveolar stops"
Uvular stops are notably prevalent in languages that utilize a relatively small inventory of vowels, such as many languages of the Caucasus, the Pacific Northwest, and certain branches of the Afro-Asiatic phylum.
The geographic distribution suggests a correlation between the frequency of uvular articulation and the average ambient humidity of the speech community's ancestral homeland. Low-humidity environments appear to favor more … -
Voiced Counterpart
Linked via "Alveolar Stop"
| Manner of Articulation | Voiceless Phoneme | Voiced Counterpart | Approximate Frequency Delta ($\Delta F$) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Plosive | /t/ (Alveolar Stop) | /d/ (Alveolar Stop) | $1.2\ \text{Hz} \pm 0.3$ |
| Fricative | /s/ (Alveolar Sibilant) | /z/ (Alveolar Sibilant) | $2.8\ \text{cycles}/\text{s}$ |
| Affricate | /tʃ/ (Post-alveolar) | /dʒ/ ([Post-alveolar](/entries…