t̠ʃʼː vs d̠ʒ

Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate vs Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate

How these sounds differ

t̠ʃʼː

Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate

Voicing: voiceless
Place: palato-alveolar
Manner: affricate
Class: consonant
In languages: 4 / 500

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d̠ʒ

Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate

Voicing: voiced
Place: palato-alveolar
Manner: affricate
Class: consonant
In languages: 139 / 500

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Cross-linguistic distribution

Languages with t̠ʃʼː

Languages with both

139

Languages with d̠ʒ

2 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 t̠ʃʼː, not d̠ʒ (2)

Zuni Language isolate ARCHI Nakh-Daghestanian

Has d̠ʒ, not t̠ʃʼː (20)

Breton Indo-European IRISH Indo-European Mahas-Fiyadikka Nubian Kanuri Saharan Ga Atlantic-Congo Dagbani Atlantic-Congo Maltese Afro-Asiatic Awiya Afro-Asiatic Margi Afro-Asiatic Ocaina Huitotoan Angas Afro-Asiatic Ticuna Ticuna-Yuri Tewa Kiowa-Tanoan Yuchi Language isolate Salish Salishan Iai Austronesian Sa'ban Austronesian Toba-Batak Austronesian Lahu Sino-Tibetan Persian Indo-European