Voiceless epiglottal affricate

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The voiceless epiglottal affricate ([ʡ͡ʜ] in

• Its manner of articulation is affricate, which means it is produced by first stopping the airflow entirely, then allowing air flow through a constricted channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.
• Its
  epiglottal, which means it is articulated with the aryepiglottic folds against the epiglottis
  .
• Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
• It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
• It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
• The
  intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles
  , as in most sounds.

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