/ˈaɪ.pə/

ɟ̤ʝ vs t̠ʃ

Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate vs Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate

How these sounds differ

ɟ̤ʝ
Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate
Voicing
voiced
Place
palato-alveolar
Manner
affricate
Class
consonant
In languages
11 / 500
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t̠ʃ
Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate
Voicing
voiceless
Place
palato-alveolar
Manner
affricate
Class
consonant
In languages
227 / 500
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Cross-linguistic distribution

11
Languages with ɟ̤ʝ
0
Languages with both
227
Languages with t̠ʃ

0 languages in our database contrast both sounds as distinct phonemes. Languages that have one but not the other tend to merge them into a single phoneme — meaning speakers of those languages often struggle to hear the distinction when learning a language that contrasts them.

Has ɟ̤ʝ, not t̠ʃ (11)

Bhumij Austroasiatic Konkani Indo-European Marathi Indo-European Gujarati Indo-European Kannada Dravidian Awadhi Indo-European Oriya Indo-European Kumauni Indo-European Manipuri Sino-Tibetan Khasi Austroasiatic Sanskrit Indo-European

Has t̠ʃ, not ɟ̤ʝ (20)

Ojibwa Algic Nootka Wakashan Salish Salishan Squamish Salishan Haida Haida Navaho Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Hupa Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Chasta Costa Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Chipewyan Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit Aleut Eskimo-Aleut Asmat Nuclear Trans New Guinea Maranungku Western Daly Washkuk Sepik Iai Austronesian Sa'ban Austronesian Toba-Batak Austronesian Lahu Sino-Tibetan SEDANG Austroasiatic Kabardian Abkhaz-Adyge Delaware Algic