gh [ɣ]

Voiced Velar Fricative

Tłį Chǫ (Dogrib), Behchokǫ̀

 

kwìgha [kw̥ìɣɑ] "hair"  -  Speaker: SP2

This is an example of a voiced velar fricative gh [ɣ] realized as an approximant between two vowels. This variant of the velar fricative is common across the Dene languages; see similar examples of this sound in Dene Sųłine and North Slavey. 

2018-07-19