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Voiceless Postalveolar Fricative (Esh) |
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Instructions:
Point of Articulation: postalveolar area
Articulator: blade of the tongue
Manner of Articulation: Fricative: The articulator makes a narrow constriction against the point of articulation, so when the air flow goes through the oral passage, frication noise is heard.
Voice: voiceless – Vocal folds are apart and are not vibrating.