voiced velar implosive

{{Short description|Consonantal sound}}

{{redirect|Velar implosive|the voiceless consonant|Voiceless velar implosive}}

{{Infobox IPA

|ipa symbol=ɠ

|ipa number=166

|decimal=608

|ipa-image=IPA Unicode 0x0260.svg

|imagesize=150px

|xsampa=g_<

|kirshenbaum=g`

|braille=236

|braille2=g

}}

The voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is {{angbr IPA|ɠ }}, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g_<. It is familiar to English speakers as the sound made when mimicking the 'gulping' of water.

Features

{{plosive}}

{{velar}}

{{voiced}}

{{oral}}

{{central articulation}}

{{implosive}}

Occurrence

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!colspan=2| Language !! Word !! IPA !! Meaning !! Notes

colspan=2| Af Maay{{lang|ymm|qalang}}{{IPA|[ɠalaŋ]}}'pen'Corresponds to /q/ in Standard Somali
colspan=2| Ega{{Harvcoltxt|Connell|Ahoua|Gibbon|2002|p=100}}colspan=2 align=center| {{IPA|[ɠà]}}'count'
colspan=2| Fula{{Harvcoltxt|Keer|1999|p=82}}{{example needed|date=December 2018}}
colspan=2| Jamaican Patois{{Harvcoltxt|Devonish|Harry|2004|p=456}}{{lang|jam|good}}{{IPA|[ɠuːd]}}'good'Allophone of {{IPA|/ɡ/}} in the onset of prominent syllables
colspan=2| Sindhi{{lang|sd|ڳَـئُون}}/{{transl|sd|aun}}{{Audio-IPA|Sd-ڳَئُون.oga|[ɠəuːn]}}'cow'
colspan=2| Tera{{Harvcoltxt|Tench|2007|p=228}}{{lang|ttr|qaandi}}{{IPA|[ɠaːndi]}}'hello'
colspan=2| Zulu{{lang|zu|ukuza}}{{IPA|[uˈɠuːza]}}'to come'Allophone of {{IPA|/k/}}

See also

Notes

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References

  • {{Cite journal |last=Connell |first=Bruce |last2=Ahoua |first2=Firmin |last3=Gibbon |first3=Dafydd |year=2002 |title=Ega |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=99–104 |doi=10.1017/S002510030200018X |doi-access=free}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Devonish |first=H |title=A Handbook of Varieties of English |last2=Harry |first2=Otelamate G. |publisher=Mouton De Gruyter |year=2004 |isbn=9783110197181 |editor-last=Kortman |editor-first=B. |volume=1: Phonology |location=Berlin |pages=441–471 |chapter=Jamaican phonology |doi=10.1515/9783110197181 |editor-last2=Shneider |editor-first2=E. W.}}
  • {{Cite thesis |last=Keer |first=Edward |title=Geminates, The OCP and The Nature of CON |degree=PhD |publisher=Rutgers University |doi=10.7282/T3PZ57MT |doi-access=free |year=1999}}
  • {{Cite journal |last=Tench |first=Paul |year=2007 |title=Tera |journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=228–234 |doi=10.1017/s0025100307002952 |doi-access=free}}