dz [ts]

Unaspirated Alveolar Affricate

North Slavey, Deline

1. dzęnę [tsɛ̃nɛ̃] "daylight"  -  Speaker: SP7

The voiceless alveolar affricate dz [ts] in word-initial position. It differs from the aspirated version ts [tsʰ] in the duration of its release and in its movement directly into a vowel without an aspiration period. 

2018-06-19

2. denedzé [tɛnetsé] "heart"  -  Speaker: SP5

The unaspirated alveolar affricate dz [ts] in stem-initial, intervocalic position. The plosive closure portion of the affricate in this example is voiced. The fricative releases directly into the vowel with any period of aspiration. 

2018-06-19