Dental ejective
Encyclopedia
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 t̪ʼ.
, a Cushitic language of Kenya. An example is /t̪ʼat̪t̪a/ 'hair', /t̠ʼirimalle/ 'spider'.
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are , pronounced with the lips; , pronounced with the front of the tongue; , pronounced with the back of the tongue; , pronounced in the throat; and ,...
al sound, used in some spoken language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
that represents this sound is t̪ʼ.
Features
Features of the dental ejective:Occurrence
One language that distinguishes a dental and alveolar ejective is DahaloDahalo language
Dahalo is an endangered South Cushitic language spoken by at most 400 people on the Kenyan coast near the mouth of the Tana River. The Dahalo, former elephant hunters, are dispersed among Swahili and other Bantu peoples, with no villages of their own, and are bilingual in those languages...
, a Cushitic language of Kenya. An example is /t̪ʼat̪t̪a/ 'hair', /t̠ʼirimalle/ 'spider'.