Verse:Irta/Hebrew: Difference between revisions
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Voiceless plosives are usually aspirated. | Voiceless plosives are usually aspirated. | ||
Most people merge /ħ/ and /x/ into [χ], and /ʕ/ and /ʔ/ into [ʔ~Ø]. Some cantors who are careful readers may pronounce /ħ ʕ tʼ kʼ/ as [ħ ʕ t⁼ k⁼] and have clear aspiration in non-emphatic /t k/. Some people may use glottal reinforcement for postvocalic /tʼ kʼ ts/: e.g. צדיק /tsadˈdikʼ/ [tsaˈdɪjʔk] 'righteous'. | Most people merge /ħ/ and /x/ into [χ], and /ʕ/ and /ʔ/ into [ʔ~Ø]. Some cantors who are careful readers may pronounce /ħ ʕ tʼ kʼ/ as [ħ ʕ t⁼ k⁼] and have clear aspiration in non-emphatic /t k/. Some people may use glottal reinforcement for postvocalic /tʼ kʼ ts/: e.g. צדיק /tsadˈdikʼ/ [tsaˈdɪjʔk] 'righteous'. | ||