uvularization

phonetics

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In Afro-Asiatic languages: Phonetics and phonology
…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, there are consonants characterized by the following “manners,” or types of air flow: explosive glottals, which occur when a complete closure is suddenly released; ejective…
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