Talk:Aruk

ɦ is a voiced glottal fricative. There is no glottal approximant. Joersc (talk) 03:54, March 29, 2015 (UTC)

Actually, Joersc, the glottal "fricatives" tend not to behave like normal fricatives in many languages, and are often more similar to approximants. Some linguists even prefer to refer to them as "glottal transitions." I will add, though, that if one analyzes /ɦ/ as an approximant, /h/ should likely be analyzed as such as well, unless /h/ actually presents more friction than /ɦ/ does. [This has been a Public Service Announcement from your Friendly Neighbourhood Admin.] 04:06, March 29, 2015 (UTC)


 * That was exactly my intention! /h/ does carry more friction, which is why I made the distinction. Narghargs (talk) 07:11, March 29, 2015 (UTC)