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==The voiced alveolar sibilant==
===Features===
Features of the voiced alveolar fricative:
* Its [[manner of articulation]] is [[Sibilant consonant|sibilant]]
[[fricative consonant|fricative]], which means it is produced by
directing air flow through a groove in the tongue at the place of
articulation and directing it over the sharp edge of the teeth, causing
high-frequency [[turbulence]]. * Its [[place of articulation]] is
[[alveolar consonant|alveolar]], which means it is articulated with
either the tip or the blade of the tongue against the [[alveolar
ridge]], termed respectively ''[[apical consonant|apical]]'' and
''[[laminal consonant|laminal]]''. * Its [[phonation]] type is voiced,
which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation. * It
is an [[oral consonant]], which means air is allowed to escape through
the mouth.
* It is a [[central consonant]], which means it is produced by allowing
the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the
sides.
* The [[airstream mechanism]] is [[pulmonic egressive]], which means it
is articulated by pushing air out of the [[lung]]s and through the
vocal tract, rather than from the [[glottis]] or the mouth.
==Occurrence==
*[[Albanian language|Albanian]]: '''''z'''jarr'' {{IPA|[zjar]}}, "fire"
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