x [x~h]

Voiceless Velar Fricative, Glottal Fricative

Dene Sųłiné, Lac Brochet

hesxos [husxɔs] "tickle"  -  Speaker: SP9

The phoneme x [x~h] in word-initial position. This sound is realized as a glottal fricative [h] rather than a velar fricative [x]; there is very little evidence of the oral constriction necessary for a velar fricative. Contrast this with the glottal fricative h [h] in this token, as well as with the release of the stops t [tx] and k [kx], which show strong velar frication. 

2018-06-14