- Ejective p - p'
- Velar fricative - x
- Ejective t - t'
- Uvular fricative - x̲
- The uvular stop - q
- Easier sounds of Halq'eméylem - lí:leq
- Summary of other challenging sounds - tl'í
- The lateral fricative - lh
- Glottal stop - '
The uvular stop - q
Uvular stop
This video will help you to learn to make and describe the q sound, the uvular stop. It is stop sound, similar to k, but made way further back in your mouth, by the uvula (the fleshy little think that dangles by your throat). This sound is written with q in Halq'eméylem.
You will find a Power Point to help you teach this sound in the materials section below.
