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pharyngeal

wordjournal:

adjective • 1) of or pertaining to the pharynx. 2) articulated with the pharynx, a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant. (phonetics)

There are no pharyngeal plosives but there are pharyngealized ones. I know, the human vocal tract is stupid.

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