Palatal ejective stop
cʼ
IPA number	107 + 401
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Encoding
Entity(decimal)	c​ʼ
Unicode(hex)	U+0063 U+02BC
X-SAMPA	c_>
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Thepalatal ejective is a type ofconsonantal sound used in some spokenlanguages, and the symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) that represents this sound is ⟨cʼ⟩.

Also the symbol ⟨t͡ʃʼ⟩ represents a palatal ejective affricate, which combines the sounds of a palatal stop [t͡ʃ] and an ejective release [ʼ].

Some of the features of the palatal ejective stop are:

• Itsmanner of articulation isocclusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with nonasal outlet, the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is aplosive.
• Itsplace of articulation ispalatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of thetongue raised to thehard palate.
• Itsphonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords.
• It is anoral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
• It is acentral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
• Theairstream mechanism isejective (glottalic egressive), which means the air is forced out by pumping theglottis upward.

• List of phonetics topics

• List of languages with[cʼ] onPHOIBLE

• Ejectives
• Palatal consonants
• Oral consonants
• Central consonants

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