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Afro-Asiatic languages
- In Afro-Asiatic languages: Phonetics and phonology
…three major types of consonants: pharyngealized (articulated at the back of the vocal tract with the pharynx), velarized (in which the back of the tongue touches the soft palate), and uvularized (articulated at the back of the vocal tract with the uvula). In South Arabian, Ethio-Semitic, Cushitic, and Chadic languages,…
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articulation
- In phonetics: Secondary articulations
…making another articulation is called pharyngealization; it occurs in Arabic in what are called emphatic consonants.
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Semitic languages
- In Semitic languages: The laryngeal, pharyngeal, and uvular sounds
A gagginglike constriction of the pharynx produces the rasping effect characteristic of the pharyngeal sounds ḥ and the reversed glottal stop, indicated by the ayn (ʿ); the voiceless ḥ sounds like a harsh h-sound, while its voiced counterpart ʿ gives the impression of a hoarse, rasping a-sound.
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