Velaric ingressives
January 29th, 2010 by robfelty
Spencer producing velaric ingressives
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So are these velaric ingressives what we tend to notice in the Dine (aka Navajo) spoken language? And if so, what do the Dine call them?
I would guess that what you are thinking about in Navajo is a velar ejective, also known as a velar glottalic egressive. With glottalic egressives, you close your vocal chords and let pressure build up behind them. You also make a closure with your tongue. Then you release both at the same time, which produces a loud, long burst of aperiodic noise.