Talk:Voiceless palatal sibilant: Difference between revisions

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Is this really a sibilant?  It might be better to more generally list it mainly under [[voiceless palatal fricative]] instead.  It looks like only "ɕ ɧ ʑ ʐ ʂ ʒ z ʃ s" are technically sibilants.
Is this really a sibilant?  It might be better to more generally list it mainly under [[voiceless palatal fricative]] instead.  It looks like only "ɕ ɧ ʑ ʐ ʂ ʒ z ʃ s" are technically sibilants.
:I agree, this is basically the spirant corresponding to /ɕ/. Largely similar to /x/, only farther front.--[[User:Tropylium|<span class="IPA">Trɔpʏliʊm</span>]] • [[User talk:Tropylium|blah]] 21:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

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Is this really a sibilant? It might be better to more generally list it mainly under voiceless palatal fricative instead. It looks like only "ɕ ɧ ʑ ʐ ʂ ʒ z ʃ s" are technically sibilants.

I agree, this is basically the spirant corresponding to /ɕ/. Largely similar to /x/, only farther front.--Trɔpʏliʊmblah 21:38, 1 August 2009 (UTC)