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The voiceless palatal fricative can be considered an unvoiced j. It often arises from a hj cluster. It is often part of a voiceless palatal affricate.
Palatal fricatives in natlangs
Modern English
| h(u) |
huge, human /hjudʒ hjumən/ [çuːʤ çuːmən]
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Japanese
| ひ(ゃ,ゅ,ょ) (hy(a,u,o)) |
百, /hyaku/, [çakɯ]
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High German
| ch (except next to back vowels) |
Ich, Mädchen, möchten /ɪç metçən møçtən/
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Spanish
| gi, ge, j (except next to back vowels), |
gente, jefe, genio /çɛnte çɛfe çenio/
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Norwegian
| kj, ky, ki |
kjøre, kirke, kylling /çørə çirkə çylɪŋ/
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Palatal fricatives in conlangs
Atlantic
| Plain |
 (sy) |
syel, /çèl/
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