Queen:
* K: Velar stop (back of the tongue against the soft palate)
* w: Bilabial glide (both lips together)
* i: High front vowel (tongue high and forward)
* n: Alveolar nasal (tongue tip against the alveolar ridge, air escapes through the nose)
Sheba:
* ʃ: Palatal fricative (tongue blade close to the hard palate, air forced through a narrow opening)
* i: High front vowel
* b: Bilabial stop (both lips together, air stopped then released)
* ə: Schwa (unstressed vowel, tongue in a neutral position)
Key points about place of articulation:
* Front of the mouth: Sounds like "m," "n," "t," "d," "l," "s," "z" are articulated near the front of the mouth.
* Mid-mouth: Sounds like "ʃ," "ʒ," "tʃ," "dʒ" are articulated near the hard palate.
* Back of the mouth: Sounds like "k," "g," "ŋ" are articulated near the soft palate.
In "Queen Sheba," we move from the back of the mouth (velar "k") to the front (bilabial "w") to the mid-mouth (palatal "ʃ"), then back to the front again (bilabial "b").
This rapid shift in place of articulation creates a dynamic and interesting sound pattern.