z [z]

2 examples

Tłį Chǫ (Dogrib), Behchokǫ̀  -  Phoneme: z [z]  -  IPA: Alveolar fricative, voiced

1 Word: zah [zɑh] "snow"  -  Speaker: SP2

This z [z] is voiced all the way through the sound and contrasts with the voiceless s [s].

2 Word: goza [gozɑ] "son"  -  Speaker: SP2

This is an example of a voiced alveolar fricative in intervocalic position. It is voiced all the way through the sound. In this example the z [z] is almost lenited to an approximant-like sound, with formant structure.



 
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