Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
ejective [Lat. eicere ‘to throw out’] (also abruptive)
Egressive plosive made with a glottalic airstream mechanism.
As a rule, the glottal and oral closures are released almost simultaneously. Delayed release of the glottal closure results in a postglottalized plosive (
glottalization). Ejectives are found in Caucasian languages as well as in many Native American and African languages. ( also articulatory phonetics, phonetics)
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