| Ipa symbol | ʈʼ |
|---|---|
| X-sampa | t`_> |
A retroflex ejective is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
Features
Features of a retroflex ejective stop:
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Indian[citation needed] | beet | [biːʈʼ] | 'beet' | This sound usually occurs at the end of a phrase as an allophone of /t/. |
| Yokuts | Wukchumni[1] | ṭʼa∙yʼ | [ʈʼaːjˀ] | 'down feather' | Phonemically distinct, not found in other Yokuts dialects |
See also
References
- ^ Gamble, Geoffrey (1978). Wikchamni Grammar. Berkeley / Los Angeles: University of California Publications in Linguistics, 89.