Labiodental ejective fricative
| Labiodental ejective fricative | |
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| fʼ | |
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The labiodental ejective fricative is a type of consonantal sound, reported in the Kabardian language.[1] The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨fʼ⟩.
Features
Features of the labiodental ejective fricative:
- Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
- Its place of articulation is labiodental, which means it is articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth.
- Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
- It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
- The airstream mechanism is ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the glottis upward.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabardian | фӏыцӏэ |  [fʼət͡sʼa] | 'black' | Corresponds to [ʃʷʼ] in Adyghe. | |
| Yapese | f'aang | [fʼaːŋ] | 'type of eel' | ||
Notes
- ↑ Colarusso, John. 1992. A Grammar of the Kabardian Language.
See also
References
- Colarusso, John. 1992. A Grammar of the Kabardian Language. University of Calgary Press.
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