j  [dʒ]

Dene Sųłiné, Lac Brochet  -  Phoneme: j [dʒ]  -  IPA: Voiced post-alveolar affricate.

Word: bełk’ájá [bɛɬkˀɑ́dʒɑ́] "sleepy"  -  Speaker: SP9

An intervocalic voiced alveoalr affricate j in stem initial position. The closure period is partially voiced. Compare its release with the release period of the ch.



 
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