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May 14, 2026The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

An acoustic analysis of Akuzipik oral stops

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GSGiulia M. SoldatiSSSylvia L. Woodrose SchwartzMKMatthew C. Kelley

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Overview

Randomized trial analyzes acoustic properties of oral stops in Akuzipik, indicating phonetic characteristics for revitalization efforts.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze the acoustic properties of oral stops in the Akuzipik language, contributing to its revitalization.
  • Conducted acoustic analysis of oral stops using words in isolation and example sentences from an online dictionary.
  • Measured voice onset time to assess aspiration in voiceless stops.
  • Analyzed formant transitions to determine the place of articulation.
  • Identified six voiceless oral stops: bilabial ⟨p⟩, coronal ⟨t⟩, unrounded and rounded velars ⟨k kw⟩, and unrounded and rounded uvulars ⟨q qw⟩.
  • Observed that the stops are all unaspirated, confirming previous impressionistic reports.
  • Provided detailed acoustic measurements that aid in the documentation and understanding of the Akuzipik language.

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Soldati et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0566fba550a87e60a1ee84https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0041457
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