Pharyngeal consonant - Definition and Overview

Places of articulation

Labial consonant

Pharyngeal consonant

Epiglottal consonant

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A pharyngeal consonant is a type of consonant which is articulated with the root of the tongue against the pharynx.

Pharyngeal consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):

IPA	Description	Example
IPA	Description	Language	Orthography	IPA	Meaning
	voiced pharyngeal fricative	Mishnaic Hebrew	עין	[ˈʕaː.jin̪]	the letter ʿáyin
	voiceless pharyngeal fricative	Mishnaic Hebrew	חית	[ħeːθ]	the letter ḥêṯ

See also