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Pharyngeal consonant
A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.
Pharyngeal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):
| IPA | Description | Example | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Orthography | IPA | Meaning | ||
| voiced pharyngeal fricative | Mishnaic Hebrew | עין | the letter ʿáyin | |
| voiceless pharyngeal fricative | Mishnaic Hebrew | חית | [ħeːθ] | the letter ḥêṯ |
See also
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