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Pharyngeal consonant
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Pharyngeal consonant

Places of articulation
Labial consonant
Bilabial consonant
Labiodental consonant
Linguolabial consonant
Coronal consonant
Interdental consonant
Dental consonant
Retroflex consonant
Alveolar consonant
Postalveolar consonant
Alveolo-palatal consonant
Dorsal consonant
Palatal consonant
Labial-palatal consonant
Velar consonant
Labial-velar consonant
Uvular consonant
Pharyngeal consonant
Epiglottal consonant
Glottal consonant
Place of articulation
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A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.

The pharyngeal consonants identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

IPA Symbol Name Example Meaning
ħ Voiceless pharyngeal fricative Mishnaic Hebrew [ħeːθ] חית ḥêth
ʕ Voiced pharyngeal fricative Mishnaic Hebrew [ˈʕaː.jin̪] עין ‘áyin

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