Voiceless alveolar implosive
{{Short description|Consonantal sound}}
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|ipa symbol = ɗ̥
|ipa symbol2 = ƭ
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The voiceless alveolar implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is {{angbr IPA|ɗ̥ }} or {{angbr IPA|tʼ↓}}. A dedicated IPA letter, {{angbr IPA|ƭ}}, was withdrawn in 1993.
Features
Features of the voiceless alveolar implosive:
{{plosive}}
{{alveolar}}
{{voiceless short}}
{{oral}}
{{central articulation}}
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Occurrence
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"|Language !Word !IPA !Meaning !Notes |
| colspan="2"|Mam{{Cite book |last=England |first=Nora C. |title=A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language |date=1983 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=0292729278 |location=Austin |oclc=748935484}}
|tʼutʼan |{{IPA|[ɗ̥ɯɗ̥aŋ]}} |'finish' |Alternates between [ɗ̥] and [tʼ].* {{cite book| author = England, Nora C.| author-link = Nora England| title= A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language| publisher = University of Texas Press| location = Austin| year= 1983}} |
| colspan="2"|Serer{{Harvcoltxt|Mc Laughlin|2005|p=203}}
|{{Example needed|date=July 2023}} | | |Contrasts /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/. |
| Igbo
|Owere |{{Example needed|date=July 2023}} | | |Has a seven-way contrast of {{IPA|/tʰ t ɗ̥ dʱ d ɗ n/}}. |
See also
References
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=Works cited=
- {{Citation |last=Mc Laughlin |first=Fiona |year=2005 |title=Voiceless implosives in Seereer-Siin |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=201–214 |doi=10.1017/S0025100305002215 |s2cid=145717014}}
External links
- {{phoible|ɗ̥}}
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