Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate explained

Ipa Symbol:
Ipa Symbol2:t̪θ

The voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are (IPA|t͡θ), (IPA|t͜θ), (IPA|t̪͡θ), and (IPA|t̟͡θ).

Features

Features of the voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate:

Occurrence

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Burmesepronounced as /[t̪θóʊ̯̃]/'three'Common realization of pronounced as /link/.
ChineseJiaoliao Mandarin, Yinanpronounced as /[t̪θɑ̃˥]/'grip'Corresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other varieties.
ChipewyanChipewyan; Dene Suline: '''ddh'''éthpronounced as /[t̪θɛ́θ]/'hide'Contrasts unaspirated, aspirated and ejective affricates.
EnglishDublinthinkpronounced as /[t̪θɪŋk]/'think'Corresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other dialects; may be pronounced as /link/ instead.
MaoriPossible realization of pronounced as /link/. See New Zealand English phonology
New York CityCorresponds to pronounced as /link/ in other dialects, may be a stop pronounced as /link/ or a fricative pronounced as /link/ instead.
Cajun
Received Pronunciationeighthpronounced as /[eɪt̪θ]/'eighth'
tenthpronounced as /[tɛnt̪θ]/'tenth'The [n] may become dentalised pronounced as /link/.
SlaveSlave properSlave (Athapascan);: ení'''ddh'''ępronounced as /[ɛ̀nít̪θɛ̃̀]/'we want'Corresponds to pronounced as /link/ or pronounced as /link/ in other varieties of Slave.

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pronounced as /navigation/