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The epiglottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʡ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is > .

Features of this consonant:

Its manner of articulation is plosive or stop, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract.
Its place of articulation is epiglottal which means it is articulated with the epiglottis against the back of the pharynx
It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.

Categories: Phonetics

Results from FactBites:

Epiglottal plosive at AllExperts (342 words)
	The epiglottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.
	Epiglottal stops are found in the languages of the Caucasus, some of the Semitic languages, and in the American Pacific Northwest.
	The Cushitic language Dahalo contrasts simple and geminate epiglottal stops, though between vowels the simple stop tends to have incomplete closure and might be better identified as a flap.

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