ingressives
/ɪnˈɡrɛsɪvz/
noun
- Sounds in speech made by drawing air into the mouth, rather than pushing it out.
- The teacher explained that clicks are a type of ingressive found in certain African languages.
- Some languages use ingressives as part of normal conversation, like the 'kiss' sound.
- Linguists study ingressives to understand how different languages use suction sounds.