ჭch'ar

Sound

Sounds like: clipped ch, throat closed
IPA: [tʃʼ]
Written in Latin letters as: ch'

Ejective: throat closed, a sharp pop. No English equivalent. Close the throat, build pressure, release with a pop. All ejectives are tied to a snap/click image.

How to remember it

clink

ჭ is two glasses clinking — one sharp CH, cut off instantly. Compare it with ჩ, where breath follows.

The shape: two glasses meeting at a crossbar

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Its pair

ჩchinch · [tʃʰ]a-choo

Same place in the mouth, with a puff of air instead of the pop.