It is produced
when the blade of the tongue is raised to form a constriction
with the alveolus for the air to squeeze through; the
result is a hissing kind of friction. The vocal folds
are kept apart in a state of voicelessness and the velic
raised to close off the nasal passage.
It occurs initially and medially.
Initial
sdīs
‘firewood’
sņmņsņ
‘kind of plant, prickly and with
edible fruit which may be red, black or dark blue
in colour’
Medial
kōsō
‘heat’
ōs
‘wood’
[z] is the voiced alveolar fricative.
It is produced exactly the same
was as [s], its voiceless congener, except that the vocal
cords are drawn together to produce ‘voice’. The velic is
raised to close off the nasal passage.
It occurs initially and medially
and only before [i],
the high central vowel.
z
‘spin [vt]’ kōz
‘darkness’
korz
‘riverbed’
[] is the breathed, palatal fricative.
It is produced when the blade
of the tongue is raised to form a constriction with the
hard palate for the air to squeeze through. The result is
a hissing kind of friction. The vocal folds are kept apart
in a state of voicelessness and the velic raised to close
off the nasal passage.
i
dīs
‘spin [vt]’ kōz
z
é
