Ejective p - p'
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Velar fricative - x
Ejective t - t'
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Uvular fricative - x̲
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The uvular stop - q
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Easier sounds of Halq'eméylem - lí:leq
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Summary of other challenging sounds - tl'í
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The lateral fricative - lh
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Glottal stop - '
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Velar fricative - x

Velar fricative

This video will help you to learn to make and describe the soft x, the velar fricative. It is a kind of a hissy sound in the middle of your mouth. This sound is written with the plain x in Halq'eméylem.


You will find a Power Point to help you teach this sound in the materials section below.

Name Description File
x PPT power point to support teaching x Preview Download
Poster Poster describing the x sound Preview Download