Uvular lateral ejective affricate

Uvular lateral ejective affricate
Uvular lateral ejective affricate
q𝼄̠ʼ

The uvular lateral ejective affricate is a rare type of consonantal sound, used allophonically in some spoken languages.

Features

Features of the uvular lateral ejective affricate:

Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
Its place of articulation is uvular, which means it is articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum) at the uvula.
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.
It is a lateral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream over the sides of the tongue, rather than down the middle.
The airstream mechanism is ejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping the glottis upward.


Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
ǂʼAmkoe^[1]	^{[example needed]}			In free variation with the uvular ejective affricate /qχʼ/.
Gǀui^[1]	^{[example needed]}			In free variation with the uvular ejective stop /qʼ/.

^ ^a ^b Gerlach, Linda, 2012. "Two speakers, two systems: phonetic or phonological variation in ǂHoan", Beiträge Sommersemester 2012, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.