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Re: Voiced ejectives (was Simafira : Phonetics)

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Wednesday, September 5, 2001, 18:14
In a message dated 9/5/01 9:27:53 AM, pkroser@EXECPC.COM writes:

<<  but ejectives (glottalic egressives) may only be voiced. >>

    Uh...haven't you got that backwards?  Ejectives may only be voiceless.
That's why all the ejectives on the standard IPA chard are voiceless (s', k',
p', ts').

-David