Voiceless postalveolar affricate
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| tʃ | |
|---|---|
| Pulmonic Consonant | |
| IPA: | t͡ʃ or ʧ |
| X-SAMPA: | t_S |
| Kirshenbaum: | tS |
| Place of Articulation: | Postalveolar |
| Manner of Articulation: | Affricate |
| Phonological features: | [+consonantal] [+delayed release] [+CORONAL] [+distributed] [+strident] |
The voiceless postalveolar affricate is a quite common sound cross-linguistically. It often arises from t before a high vowel or j. Its voiced equivalent is dʒ. It can also be ejective, tʃʼ.
Postalveolar affricates in natlangs
| Plain | ch | chin /tʃɪn/ |
| Plain | ち (chi) | 父 /titi/ [t͡ʃit͡ʃi] |
| Plain | ch | tōchtli /toːtʃtɬi/ |
| Plain | ch | coche /kotʃe/ |
Postalveolar affricates in conlangs
| Plain | č | čuņ /tʃuŋ/ |
| Aspirated | čʰ | čʰed /tʃʰed/ |
| Ejective | č’ | qömč’oi /qœmtʃʼoi/ |
