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Epiglottal consonant

An epiglottal consonant is a consonant that is articulated with the epiglottis against the back of the pharynx.

Epiglottal consonants:

• epiglottal plosive
• voiced epiglottal fricative
• voiceless epiglottal fricative

See also

• place of articulation
• list of phonetics topics

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