Re: Ejectives (was: Is this a realistic phonology?)

I wrote:

> > Sahla Autumn Yasmin Ajinqwai wrote:
> >
> > > What is an ejective?
> >
> > Essentially a reverse click.  Both ejective and click involve
> > using a velar closure to block off the airway, but in an ejective,
> > the air in the mouth is compressed and forced out, whereas in a
> > click, the air in the mouth is rarefied and new air forced in.
A private correspondent notes that in ejectives, the point of
closure is the glottis, not the velum, so ejectives are not
quite reverse clicks for this reason.

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John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)