t  [tx] 

South Slavey, Jean Marie River  -  Phoneme: t [tx]  -  IPA: Alveolar affricate with velar release

Word: tę [txɛ̃] "ice"  -  Speaker: SP10

An example of t [tx] an alveolar affricate with velar release. The long strongly fricated release is very charcteristic of this sound across the Dene languages. See examples in Dogrib, Dene Sųline and North Slavey. This sound is also found in Navajo.



 
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