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Fricative

A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together, forming a tight stricture. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate in the case of German (the final consonant of Bach); or the side of the tongue against…

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Fricative

Nodes127
Edges126
Triples54
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015748
Components1

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related to Occurrence · 27
Fricative → Africa, Americas, Australian, Australian Aboriginal, Austronesian, By, Dravidian, East Asia, English, Europe, European, However, In, IPA, Korean, Languages, Mandarin Chinese, New Guinea, Overall, South
related to Aspirated fricatives · 11
Fricative → Chumash, Cone Tibetan, Fricatives, However, Korean, Ofo, Other, Oto-Manguean, Sino-Tibetan, Siouan, The
related to Nasalized fricatives · 7
Fricative → Eperara, Igbo, In Coatzospan Mixtec, Kwangali, Phonemically, Souletin Basque, Umbundu
related to Acoustics · 3
Fricative → CoG, Fricatives, The
related to External links · 2
Fricative → English, Fricatives
related to Types · 2
Fricative → In, The
is a · 1
Fricative → consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together
see also · 1
Fricative → AffricateGrooved

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fricatives languages voiced also may airflow voiceless english consonant sibilants aspirated dental palatal approximants however contrasts produced non-sibilant sibilant nasalized

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Fricativeis aconsonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together0.90text
Fricativerelated to AcousticsFricatives0.60section
Fricativerelated to AcousticsThe0.60section
Fricativerelated to AcousticsCoG0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesFricatives0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesOther0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesHowever0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesKorean0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesSino-Tibetan0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesOto-Manguean0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesSiouan0.60section
Fricativerelated to Aspirated fricativesOfo0.60section

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