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 NotesEnglishIndianbeet 'beet'This sound usually occurs at the end of a phrase as an allophone of .YokutsWukchumni 'down feather'Phonemically distinct, not found in other Yokuts dialects
See also Index of phonetics articles
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