x [x]

2 examples

Tłį Chǫ (Dogrib), Behchokǫ̀  -  Phoneme: x [x]  -  IPA: Voiceless velar fricative.

1 Word: xah [xɑh] "goose"  -  Speaker: SP2

A voiceless velar fricative in word initial position. This is also a good example of the unmarked H tone on the vowel.


2 Word: xǫnìįja [hũnĩ̀dʒjɑ] "married"  -  Speaker: SP4

A voiceless velar fricative in word initial position. This is realized as a glottal fricative h.



 
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