Voiceless palatal fricative

  • German [ ç ]: soft ch, "I -sound " allophone of / x /: Each ch that is not on a back vowel (a, o, u) follows, and in the diminutive " chen ". In the German standard variety (see: variety) often at anlautendem ch and the suffix- ig ( when no vowel follows ). Examples: I [ ɪç ] want [ mœçt ʰ ə ], girls [ mɛ tçən ː ].
  • English [ ç ]: Partially as allophone of / hj / (RP and some other varieties ): Example: huge [ çu ː dʒ ].
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