Talk:Voiceless retroflex plosive
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Is this the sound used in pronunciation of the word Tamil? gren グレン 03:20, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
- No, that's a denti-alveolar [t̻]. kwami 04:01, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, I wasn't sure what it was. I just know I can't say it :( Is there a page for that on wikipedia? gren グレン 04:19, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
- Which sound are you refering to? The "t" of 'Tamil' should be pretty straightforward, though I haven't heard it. The "l" is not, however. Is that what you're asking about? As far as I know, it's either an alveolar approximant or a retroflex approximant, not too far off from an English /r/. kwami 05:31, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, I wasn't sure what it was. I just know I can't say it :( Is there a page for that on wikipedia? gren グレン 04:19, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] ʈʂʰ or ʈʰʂ?
In the Standard Mandarin phonology section, there is a phoneme [ʈʂʰ], and here in the Tibetan section. [ʈʰʂ] is found. Is it possible that these two phonemes are the same, or [ʈʰʂ] exists seperatedly? I don't think the front plosive consonants could be aspirated. Tache 02:13, 18 August 2006 (UTC)