Sj-sound

Sj-sound
Sj-sound
ɧ
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Encoding
X-SAMPA	x\
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The sj-sound is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English but is in Swedish. The sound has been described as a palato-velar fricative, often labialised.

Examples

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning
Mabzhi		[ɧʰer]		'specific oath'
Ripurarian	Colognian	^{[example needed]}
Swedish		skjuta	[²ɧʉːta]^ⓘ	'to shoot'
Wutun		^{[example needed]}