t [tx]

Alveolar Affricate with a Velar Release

North Slavey, Deline

1. tenę [txenẽ] "pail"  -  Speaker: SP5

This token of t [tx] exemplifies the sound as an alveolar stop followed by velar fricative. The velar fricative release is a distinctive property of this sound, and makes the sound quite unlike the English aspirated stop [tʰ]. The t [tx] shown here is in word-initial position. 

2018-06-18

2. ’ehtį́  [ʔehtxĩ́] "bow"  -  Speaker: SP5

This example of t [tx] is in stem-initial and word-medial position, following the glottal fricative h [h]. The closure and release periods of the t [tx] can be seen clearly in this example. The velar fricative offglide is an audible property of this sound. 

2018-06-28