Voiceless alveolar implosive explained

A 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 (IPA|ɗ̥ ) or (IPA|tʼ↓). A dedicated IPA letter, (IPA|ƭ), was withdrawn in 1993.

Features

Features of the voiceless alveolar implosive:

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Mam[1]		tʼutʼan	pronounced as /[ɗ̥ɯɗ̥aŋ]/	'finish'	Alternates between [ɗ̥] and [tʼ].[2]
Serer					Contrasts /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/.
Igbo	Owere				Has a seven-way contrast of pronounced as //tʰ t ɗ̥ dʱ d ɗ n//.

See also

• Voiced alveolar implosive

References

Works cited

External links

pronounced as /navigation/

Notes and References

1. Book: England, Nora C. . A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language . 1983 . University of Texas Press . 0292729278 . Austin . 748935484.
2. • Book: England, Nora C.. Nora England. A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language. University of Texas Press. Austin. 1983.