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Voiceless palatal plosive

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Voiceless palatal plosive
c
IPA number107
Audio sample
Encoding
Entity (decimal)c
Unicode (hex)U+0063
X-SAMPAc
Braille⠉ (braille pattern dots-14)
Voiceless alveolo-palatal plosive
t̠ʲ
c̟
Audio sample

A voiceless palatal plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨c⟩.

If distinction is necessary, a voiceless alveolo-palatal plosive may be transcribed ⟨t̠ʲ⟩ (retracted and palatalized [t]) or ⟨c̟⟩ (advanced [c], depending on the linguistic analysis of that sound. There is also a para-IPA letter ⟨ȶ⟩ that is used primarily in Sinological phonetic notation.

It is common for the symbol ⟨c⟩ to be used to transcribe a palatalized voiceless velar plosive [kʲ] or, as often in the Indo-Aryan languages, a postalveolar affricate [tʃ] – especially in phonemic notation. The latter may be appropriate when the place of articulation needs to be specified but the distinction between plosive and affricate is not contrastive, or simply for a cleaner transcription.

Features

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Sagittal section of a voiceless palatal plosive

Features of a voiceless palatal stop:

  • Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with no nasal outlet, the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is a plosive.
  • Its place of articulation is palatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
    • The otherwise identical post-palatal variant is articulated slightly behind the hard palate, making it sound closer to the velar [k].
    • Alveolo-palatal variant is articulated also with the blade of the tongue at or behind the alveolar ridge.
  • Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
  • It is a median consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream down the midline of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
  • Its airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air only with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most sounds.

Occurrence

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Palatal or alveolo-palatal

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Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Albanian[1] shqip [ʃcip]ⓘ 'Albanian' Merged with [t͡ʃ] in Gheg Albanian and some speakers of Tosk Albanian.[2]
Asturian Western dialects[3] muyyer [muˈceɾ] 'woman' Alternate evolution of -lj-, -c'l-, pl-, cl- and fl- in the Brañas Vaqueiras area of Western Asturias. May be also realized as [c͡ç] or [ɟ͡ʝ]
Amuzgo Xochistlahuaca variety[4] tyaáⁿ [cã́] 'clumsy; a clumsy person'
Assyrian Urmi dialect ܟܘܿܡܵܐ [cuma] 'black'
Azerbaijani کئچی/keçi [ceˈt͡ʃi]ⓘ 'goat' Can realize as [t͡ʃ̟] in Tabriz accent[citation needed]
Basque ttantta [cäɲcä] 'droplet'
Blackfoot ᖳᖽᖾᖳᐡ / akikoan [aˈkicoan] 'girl' Allophone of /k/ after front vowels.
Breton Gwenedeg kenn [cɛ̃n] 'dandruff' Realization of /k/ before front vowels.
Bulgarian Banat dialect kaćétu (каќету or какьету) [kacetu] 'as' See Bulgarian phonology
Catalan Majorcan[5] qui [ˈci̞] 'who' Alveolo-palatal or palatal.[6] Corresponds to /k/ in other varieties. See Catalan phonology
Corsican chjodu [ˈcoːdu] 'nail' Also present in the Gallurese dialect
Croatian Littoral dialect već [vec] 'already'
Czech čeština [ˈt͡ʃɛʃc̟ɪna]ⓘ 'Czech' (language) Alveolo-palatal or alveolar.[7] See Czech phonology
Damin dunji-kan [t̺un̺t̠ʲi kan̺] 'go'
Dawsahak [cɛːˈnɐ] 'small'
Dinka car [car] 'black'
Ega[8] [cá] 'understand'
French[7] sac [s̪aʲc]ⓘ 'bag' Ranges from alveolar to palatal. See French phonology
Friulian cjase [caze] 'house'
Ganda caayi [caːji] 'tea'
Gweno [ca] 'to come'
Hakka Meixian 飛機 / fi1 gi1 [fi˦ ci˦] 'plane' Allophone of /k/ before /i/.
Hausa kyauta [caːuta] 'gift'
Hokkien Taiwanese 機車 / ki-tshia [ciː˧ t͡ɕʰia˥] 'motorcycle'
Hungarian[9] kutya [ˈkuc̟ᶝɒ]ⓘ 'dog' Alveolo-palatal.[7] See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic Eldgjá [ˈɛlˑt̪c̟ɑu̯]ⓘ 'Eldgjá' Alveolo-palatal.[10] See Icelandic phonology
Irish ceist [cɛʃtʲ] 'question' Alveolo-palatal or palatal.[7] See Irish phonology
Khasi boit [bɔc] 'dwarf'
Khmer ចាប / chab [caːp] 'bird' Contrasts aspirated and unaspirated forms.
Kinyarwanda ikintu [iciːnɦuʰ] 'thing'
Kurdish Northern kîso [cʰiːsoː] 'tortoise' Allophone of /kʰ/ before /ɨ/, /ɛ/, /iː/, and /eː/. See Kurdish phonology
Central کیسەڵ [cʰiːsæɫ]
Southern [cʰiːsaɫ]
Latvian ķirbis [ˈcirbis]ⓘ 'pumpkin' See Latvian phonology
Low German Plautdietsch kjoakj [coac] 'church' Corresponds to [kʲ] in all other dialects.[clarification needed]
Macedonian шеќер [ˈʃɛcçɛr]ⓘ 'sugar' Prescribed realisation of the /c/ phoneme, varies greatly across dialects.[11] See Macedonian phonology
Malay Kelantan-Pattani cita [ci.tɔʔ] 'feeling' Palatal,[12] allophone of /tʃ/. See Malay phonology
Indonesian cari [cari] 'to find'
Norwegian Central dialects[13] fett [fɛcː] 'fat' See Norwegian phonology
Northern dialects[13]
Occitan Limousin tireta [ciˈʀetɒ] 'drawer'
Auvergnat tirador [ciʀaˈdu]
Western Gascon chifra [ˈcifrə] 'digit' Corresponds to [tʃ] and sometimes [dʒ] in eastern dialects
Romanian[14] Chișinău [cçiʃiˈnɜu̯]ⓘ 'Chișinău' Allophone of /k/ before /i/ and /e/. See Romanian phonology. Also in some northern dialects
Romansh Sursilvan[15] notg [nɔc] 'night'
Sutsilvan[16] tgàn [caŋ] 'dog'
Surmiran[17] vatgas [ˈvɑcɐs] 'cows'
Puter[18] zücher [ˈtsycər] 'sugar'
Vallader[19] müs-chel [ˈmyʃcəl] 'moss'
Scottish Gaelic[20] maide [ˈmãtʲə] 'stick' Alveolo-palatal or alveolar. Affricated in some positions, with affrication stronger in certain dialects.
Slovak[7] ťava [ˈcava] 'camel' Laminal alveolo-palatal. Often africated.[21] See Slovak phonology
Turkish köy [cʰœj̊ʷ]ⓘ 'village' See Turkish phonology
Vietnamese[22] Central and Southern Ba Chẽ [bɐː˧ c̟ɛˑ˧ˀ˥]ⓘ 'Ba Chẽ' May be slightly affricated [tᶝ]. See Vietnamese phonology
West Frisian tjems [cɛms] 'strainer' See West Frisian phonology
Western Desert kutju [kucu] 'one'

Post-palatal

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Voiceless post-palatal or pre-velar plosive
c̠
k̟

There is also a voiceless post-palatal or pre-velar plosive in some languages, which is articulated slightly more back compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical palatal consonant, though not as back as the prototypical velar consonant. The International Phonetic Alphabet does not have a separate symbol for that sound, though it can be transcribed as ⟨c̠⟩ (retracted ⟨c⟩), ⟨k̟⟩ (advanced ⟨k⟩), or ⟨kʲ⟩ (palatalized ⟨k⟩, though this is more ambiguous than the others; see below).

Features

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Occurrence

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Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Belarusian кіслы [ˈk̟is̪ɫ̪ɨ]ⓘ 'acidic' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Belarusian phonology
Catalan[23] qui [k̟i] 'who' Allophone of /k/ before front vowels.[23] See Catalan phonology
Danish Standard[24] gidsel [ˈk̟isəl] 'hostage' Allophone of /ɡ/ before front vowels.[24] See Danish phonology
English[25][26] keen [k̟ʰiːn]ⓘ 'keen' Allophone of /k/ before front vowels and /j/.[25][26] See English phonology
back [bæc̠] back Mainstream Irish English realisation of /k/ after front vowels.[27]
German Standard[28][29] Kind [k̟ʰɪnt]ⓘ 'child' Allophone of /k/ before and after front vowels.[28][29] See Standard German phonology
Greek[30] Μακεδνός [mɐc̠e̞ˈðno̞s̠]ⓘ 'Makedon' See Modern Greek phonology
Italian Standard[31] chi [k̟i]ⓘ 'who' Allophone of /k/ before /i, e, ɛ, j/.[31] See Italian phonology
Japanese 九 / kyū [k̟ÿː] 'nine' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩, allophone of /kj/. See Japanese phonology
Polish kiedy [ˈk̟ɛdɨ]ⓘ 'when' See Polish phonology
Portuguese qui [k̟i] 'Chi' Allophone of /k/ before front vowels. See Portuguese phonology
Romanian[32] ochi [o̞k̟] 'eye' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Romanian phonology
Russian Standard[33] кит / kit [k̟it̪]ⓘ 'whale' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. See Russian phonology
Scottish Gaelic[34] còig [kʰoːʲk̟] 'five (5)' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩. Contrasts aspirated and unaspirated forms.
Spanish[35] kilo [ˈk̟ilo̞] 'kilo(gram)' Allophone of /k/ before front vowels.[35] See Spanish phonology
Tidore yaci [jaci] 'to rip'
Ukrainian кінчик/kinchyk [ˈk̟inʲt͡ʃɪk]ⓘ 'tip' Can also be transcribed in IPA with ⟨kʲ⟩, but is an allophone of /k/ before front vowels. See Ukrainian phonology
Vietnamese cách [kak̟]ⓘ 'to cut, to harvest' Final allophone of /c/. See Vietnamese phonology

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Newmark, Hubbard & Prifti (1982), p. 10.
  2. ^ Kolgjini (2004).
  3. ^ "Tinéu. Mapa del conceyu | El Teixu" (in Asturian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. ^ Dobui (2021).
  5. ^ Recasens & Espinosa (2005), p. 1.
  6. ^ Recasens (2013), p. 14.
  7. ^ a b c d e Recasens (2013), pp. 11–13, 16.
  8. ^ Connell, Ahoua & Gibbon (2002), p. 100.
  9. ^ Ladefoged (2005), p. 164.
  10. ^ Recasens (2013), pp. 4, 11.
  11. ^ Friedman, Victor (2001). "Macedonian". SEELRC. Duke University. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2023-08-15.
  12. ^ Jiang Wu (2023). Malayic varieties of Kelantan and Terengganu. Amsterdam: LOT Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-94-6093-436-0.
  13. ^ a b Skjekkeland (1997), pp. 105–107.
  14. ^ DEX Online: [1]
  15. ^ Menzli (1993), p. 92.
  16. ^ Liver (1999), pp. 53–54.
  17. ^ Liver (1999), pp. 56–57.
  18. ^ Liver (1999), pp. 59–60.
  19. ^ Liver (1999), pp. 63–64.
  20. ^ Oftedal (1956), p. 106.
  21. ^ Pavlík, Radoslav (2004), Bosák, Ján; Petrufová, Magdaléna (eds.), "Slovenské hlásky a medzinárodná fonetická abeceda" [Slovak Speech Sounds and the International Phonetic Alphabet] (PDF), Jazykovedný časopis [The Linguistic Journal] (in Slovak) (55/2), Bratislava: Slovak Academic Press, spol. s r. o.: 87–109, ISSN 0021-5597
  22. ^ Thompson (1959), pp. 458–461.
  23. ^ a b Rafel (1999), p. 14.
  24. ^ a b Grønnum (2005), p. 124.
  25. ^ a b Cruttenden (2014), p. 181.
  26. ^ a b Mannell, Cox & Harrington (2009).
  27. ^ "Variation and Change in Dublin English, (c) Raymond Hickey". www.raymondhickey.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  28. ^ a b Wiese (1996), p. 271.
  29. ^ a b Krech et al. (2009), pp. 49, 92.
  30. ^ Arvaniti (2007), p. 20.
  31. ^ a b Canepari (1992), p. 62.
  32. ^ Sarlin (2014), p. 17.
  33. ^ Yanushevskaya & Bunčić (2015), p. 223.
  34. ^ Oftedal (1956), p. 108.
  35. ^ a b Canellada & Madsen (1987), p. 20.

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