Voiceless uvular nasal

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The voiceless uvular nasal is an extremely rare type of

There is also the pre-uvular voiceless nasal[1] in the Mishongnovi dialect of the Hopi language, which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical voiceless uvular nasal, though not as front as the prototypical voiceless velar nasal. The International Phonetic Alphabet does not have a separate symbol for that sound, though it can be transcribed as ⟨ɴ̟̊⟩ (advanced ⟨ɴ̥⟩), ⟨ŋ̠̊⟩ or ⟨ŋ̊˗⟩ (both symbols denote a retracted ⟨ŋ̊⟩).

Features

Features of the voiceless uvular nasal:

• Its
  nasal
  , the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.
• Its
  uvula
  .
• Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• It is a
  nasal stops
  ) or in addition to through the mouth.
• 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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