voiceless labial–velar implosive

{{Short description|Consonantal sound found in Central Igbo}}

{{Infobox IPA

| above = Voiceless labial-velar implosive

| ipa symbol = ɠ̊͜ɓ̥

| ipa symbol2 = ƙ͜ƥ

}}

The voiceless labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. The sound exists in Igbo, though Clark says that it only occurs in the Central dialect of Igbo.{{cite book |last1=Bickford |first1=Anita C. |last2=Floyd |first2=Rick |location=Dallas |publisher=SIL International |isbn=9781556711657 |year=2006 |title=Articulatory phonetics : tools for analyzing the world's languages |edition=4th}}{{cite book |first=Mary M. |last=Clark |year=1990 |title=The Tonal System of Igbo |doi=10.1515/9783110869095 |isbn=9783110130416 |publisher=De Gruyter Morton}}

Features

{{Plosive}}{{Labial-velar}}{{Voiceless short}}{{Oral}}{{Central articulation}}{{Voiceless implosive}}

Occurrence

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!Language

!Dialect

!Word

!IPA

!Meaning

!Notes

Igbo

|Central

| kpọ́

|{{IPA|[ɠ̊͜ɓ̥ɔ́]}}

|'call'

|Corresponds to {{IPAslink|k͡p}} in Standard Igbo.

References