| Voiceless Alveolar Affricate |
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FEATURES Features of the voiceless alveolar affricate:
IN ENGLISH This sound occurs in English as the 'ts' sound found in the word ''pizza'' ( {Link without Title} or //). OTHER LANGUAGES Esperanto This sound is found in the Esperanto letter ''c'', as in the word ''ceceo'' (' Tsetse Fly '). German In German, the sound is represented by the letter ''z'', as in ''zehn'' ('ten'), by the digraph ''tz'', as in '' Schnitzel '', or by the letter ''c'' followed by any vowel but ''a'', ''o'' or ''u'', as in ''Cäsar'' ('Caesar'). Hungarian In Hungarian, the sound is written ''c'', as in ''cica'' ('kitten'). Italian In Italian, the sound is represented by the digraph ''zz'', as in ''pizza'' or by the digraph ''ts'' as in ''tsetse'' (' Tsetse Fly '). Slavic Languages In most Slavic languages, the sound is represented by the Latin letter ''c'', as in Polish ''cebula'' ( Onion ) or Cyrillic ц , as in Russian ''революция'' ('revolution'). Modern Hebrew In modern Hebrew, this sound is represented by the letter צ. This is but a modern development - originally, the letter represented the sound , like the rest of the Semitic Languages . Telugu In old and modern Telugu, the letter 'c' is pronounced as alveolar affricate when followed by a non-frontal vowel. This sound is not found in other Dravidian Languages . |
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