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The dental ejective is a type of Consonant al sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is t_n_>.


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Features of the dental ejective:

  • 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 Dental which means it is articulated with the tongue on either the lower or the upper Teeth , or both.

  • Its phonation type 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.

  • It is a Central Consonant , which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the center of the tongue, rather than the sides.

  • The Airstream Mechanism is Glottalic Egressive , which means that the air, which is trapped between the closed Glottis and alveolar obstruction, is pushed out through an upwards movement of the Larynx .



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