voiceless uvular fricative

Chi (upper case Χ, lower case χ) is the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 600. The 'ch' in 'chi' is a voiceless velar fricative. In front of "light" vowels (e, i, oi, ai, y) it is prounounced like the 'ch' in German 'ich' or some variants of 'h' in the English 'hew' or 'human'. In front of "dark" vowels (a, o, ou) and of consonants, it is pronounced like the 'ch' in German 'ach' or in Scottish 'loch'. The upper-case letter Χ is ...

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The Yupik people speak five distinct languages, depending on their location. The languages differ enough from one another that speakers of different ones cannot understand each other, although they may understand the general idea of a conversation of speakers of another of the languages. The Yupik languages are in the family of Eskimo-Aleut languages. The Aleut and Eskimo languages diverged about 2000 B.C., and the Yupik languages diverged from each other and from Inuktitut about 1000 A.D. Yupik language - Geograp ...

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• Yupik language - Geographic Distribution of Yupik Languages
• Yupik language - Sounds
• Yupik language - Consonants
• Yupik language - Vowels
• Yupik language - Syllable
• Yupik language - Grammar
• Yupik language - Writing Systems
• Yupik language - External link
• Yupik language - Bibliography

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The table below shows the Swedish consonant phonemes and the range of their realizations in spoken Standard Swedish. The range of realizations of the /r/-phoneme are shown shaded. Swedish phonology - Plosives. Initial /p, t, k/ are aspirated in most varieties, but unaspirated when preceded by /s/. Hence [kʰuː] ("cow"), but [skuː] ("shoe"). The combination of /r/ with /t, d, n, l/ results in retroflex consonants, which are not limited by word boundaries. Example: <vi går nu> ("we're ...

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Swedish phonology, Swedish phonology - Standard pronunciation, Swedish phonology - Vowels, Swedish phonology - Long vowels, Swedish phonology - Short vowels, Swedish phonology - Consonants, Swedish phonology - Plosives, Swedish phonology - Fricatives, Swedish phonology - /r/-realizations, Swedish phonology - Laterals, Swedish phonology - Nasals, Swedish phonology - Phonotactics, Swedish phonology - Sample, Swedish phonology - Broad transcription, Swedish phonology - Narrow transcription, Swedish phonology - Orthographic version

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This is a group of two letters, both of which are different. Examples from languages include: Basque tx, corresponds to [tʃ] (voiceless postalveolar affricate) Czech ch, corresponds to [x] (voiceless velar fricative) Dutch ch, corresponds to [x] (voice ...

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Digraph orthography, Digraph orthography - Sequences, Digraph orthography - Reversals, Digraph orthography - Doubled letters

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List of consonants - Labial consonants. bilabial click [ʘ] bilabial ejective [pʼ] bilabial nasal [m] (man) bilabial trill [ʙ] bilabial approximant [β̞] voiced bilabial fricative ...

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List of consonants, List of consonants - Ordered by place of articulation, List of consonants - Labial consonants, List of consonants - Coronal consonants, List of consonants - Dorsal consonants, List of consonants - Radical consonants, List of consonants - Glottal consonants, List of consonants - Ordered by manner of articulation, List of consonants - Nasal consonants, List of consonants - Plosive stop consonants, List of consonants - Fricative consonants, List of consonants - Affricate consonants, List of consonants - Approximant consonants, List of consonants - Flap tap consonants, List of consonants - Trill consonants, List of consonants - Ejective consonants, List of consonants - Implosive consonants, List of consonants - Click consonants

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Yupik language - Consonants. Central Yup’ik Consonants: c (ts/ch), g (ɣ) (velar fricative), gg (x) (unvoiced velar fricative), k, l (ɮ) (alveolar lateral fricative), ll (ɬ) (unvoiced alveolar lateral fricative), m, � ...

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Yupik language, Yupik language - Geographic Distribution of Yupik Languages, Yupik language - Sounds, Yupik language - Consonants, Yupik language - Vowels, Yupik language - Syllable, Yupik language - Grammar, Yupik language - Writing Systems, Yupik language - External link, Yupik language - Bibliography

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Like many other Germanic languages, Swedish has a tendency for closed syllables with a relatively large amount of consonant clusters in initial as well as final position. Though not as complex as that of most Slavic languages, examples of up to 7 consecutive consonants can occur when adding Swedish inflections to some foreign loanwords or names, and especially when combined with the tendency of Swedish to make long compound nouns. The syllable structure of Swedish can therefore be described with the followin ...

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Swedish phonology, Swedish phonology - Standard pronunciation, Swedish phonology - Vowels, Swedish phonology - Long vowels, Swedish phonology - Short vowels, Swedish phonology - Consonants, Swedish phonology - Plosives, Swedish phonology - Fricatives, Swedish phonology - /r/-realizations, Swedish phonology - Laterals, Swedish phonology - Nasals, Swedish phonology - Phonotactics, Swedish phonology - Sample, Swedish phonology - Broad transcription, Swedish phonology - Narrow transcription, Swedish phonology - Orthographic version

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Like many other Germanic languages, Swedish has long and short vowels. The length covariates with the quality of the vowels, as shown below. As a rule, although not without exceptions, the place of articulation varies between long and short vowels. Unstressed vowels are always short. Swedish phonology - Long vowels. /ɛː/ and /øː/ are lowered when followed by See also:

Swedish phonology, Swedish phonology - Standard pronunciation, Swedish phonology - Vowels, Swedish phonology - Long vowels, Swedish phonology - Short vowels, Swedish phonology - Consonants, Swedish phonology - Plosives, Swedish phonology - Fricatives, Swedish phonology - /r/-realizations, Swedish phonology - Laterals, Swedish phonology - Nasals, Swedish phonology - Phonotactics, Swedish phonology - Sample, Swedish phonology - Broad transcription, Swedish phonology - Narrow transcription, Swedish phonology - Orthographic version

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Contrary to the situation with Danish, or Finnish there can't be said to exist any completely uniform nation-wide spoken Standard Swedish. Instead there are (at least) three regional standard varieties (acrolects or prestige dialects), i.e. the most intelligible or prestigious forms of spoken Swedish, each within their area. The three main varieties are: Central Standard Swedish Finland- ...

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Swedish phonology, Swedish phonology - Standard pronunciation, Swedish phonology - Vowels, Swedish phonology - Long vowels, Swedish phonology - Short vowels, Swedish phonology - Consonants, Swedish phonology - Plosives, Swedish phonology - Fricatives, Swedish phonology - /r/-realizations, Swedish phonology - Laterals, Swedish phonology - Nasals, Swedish phonology - Phonotactics, Swedish phonology - Sample, Swedish phonology - Broad transcription, Swedish phonology - Narrow transcription, Swedish phonology - Orthographic version

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List of consonants - Nasal consonants. alveolar nasal [n] bilabial nasal [m] dental nasal [n̪] labiodental nasal [ɱ] palatal nasal [ɲ] retroflex nasal See also:

List of consonants, List of consonants - Ordered by place of articulation, List of consonants - Labial consonants, List of consonants - Coronal consonants, List of consonants - Dorsal consonants, List of consonants - Radical consonants, List of consonants - Glottal consonants, List of consonants - Ordered by manner of articulation, List of consonants - Nasal consonants, List of consonants - Plosive stop consonants, List of consonants - Fricative consonants, List of consonants - Affricate consonants, List of consonants - Approximant consonants, List of consonants - Flap tap consonants, List of consonants - Trill consonants, List of consonants - Ejective consonants, List of consonants - Implosive consonants, List of consonants - Click consonants

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The Yupik languages were not written until the arrival of Europeans around the beginning of the 19th century. The earliest efforts at writing Yupik were those of missionaries who, with their Yupik-speaking assistants, translated the Bible and other religious texts into Yupik. Such efforts as those of Saint Innocent of Alaska, Reverend John Hinz (see John Henry Kilbuck) and Uyaquk had the limited goals ...

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Yupik language, Yupik language - Geographic Distribution of Yupik Languages, Yupik language - Sounds, Yupik language - Consonants, Yupik language - Vowels, Yupik language - Syllable, Yupik language - Grammar, Yupik language - Writing Systems, Yupik language - External link, Yupik language - Bibliography

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