| Ipa Symbol: | ʈʼ |
| X-Sampa: | t`_> |
| Imagefile: | IPA Unicode 0x0288+0x02BC.svg |
The retroflex ejective is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (IPA|ʈʼ).
Features of the retroflex ejective:
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokuts | Wukchumni | ṭʼa∙yʼ | pronounced as /[ʈʼaːjˀ]/ | 'down feather' | Phonemically distinct, not found in other Yokuts dialects | |
| English | Indian | beet | pronounced as /[biːʈʼ]/ | 'beet' | This sound usually occurs at the end of a phrase as an allophone of pronounced as //t//. | |
pronounced as /navigation/