Velar éjective fricative consonant

The velar éjective fricative consonant is an existing consonant sound in certain languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is.

Characteristics

Here characteristics of the velar éjective fricative consonant:

Its mode of articulation is fricative, which means that it is produced by contracting the air through a narrow gauge railway at the joint, causing turbulence.
Its joint is velar, which means that it is articulated the former part of the language (the dorsum) against the soft palate (or velum).
Its phonation is deaf, which means that it is produced without the vibration of the vocal cords.
It is a oral Consonne, which means that the air does not escape that by the mouth.
It is a central Consonne, which means that it is produced by letting the air pass above the medium of the language, rather than by the sides.
Its mechanism of draft is égressif glottal, which means that it is articulated by pushing the air by the glottis, rather than by the lungs.

French does not have it.

The Tlingit, an Amerindian language of Alaska, has it and writing X'.

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