Epiglottal plosive

An epiglottal or pharyngeal plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is.
Esling describes the sounds covered by the term "epiglottal plosive" as an "active closure by the aryepiglottic pharyngeal stricture mechanism" - that is, a stop produced by the aryepiglottic folds within the pharynx.

Features

[Image:Places of articulation.svg|thumb|left|150px|The epiglottis is labelled as "12" in this diagram.]
Features of an epiglottal stop:

It has no defined phonation, although it is typically voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. Voiced epiglottal "stops" tend toward being epiglottal flaps.