Voiced alveolar implosive
ɗ
IPA Number162
Audio sample
Encoding
Entity (decimal)ɗ
Unicode (hex)U+0257
X-SAMPAd_<
Braille
⠦ (braille pattern dots-236)
⠙ (braille pattern dots-145)

The voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɗ⟩. The IPA symbol is lowercase letter d with a rightward hook protruding from the upper right of the letter.

Features

Features of the voiced alveolar implosive:

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Arabic Bahrani Arabic دار [ɗaːr] 'house' Corresponds to [d] in Standard Arabic and other varieties. See Arabic phonology
Ega[1] [ɗá] 'hide'
Fula ɗiɗi
𞤯𞤭𞤯𞤭
[ɗiɗi] 'two'
Goemai al [ɗal] 'to swallow'
Hausa ɗaiɗai [ɗei̯ɗei̯] 'one at a time'
Jamaican Patois[2] dem [ɗem] 'them' Allophone of /d/ in the onset of prominent syllables
Kalabari[3] a [ɗà] 'father'
Karajá ti [ɗi] 'bone'
Khmer ដប់ / dáb [ɗɑp] 'ten'
Mono[4] ku‘da [kūɗā] 'debt'
Ongota [ɡaːɗa] 'dull'
Paumarí[5] 'bo'da [ɓoɗa] 'old'
Serri[6] biɗ [biɗ] 'flower' Contrasts phonemically with voiceless implosive
Sindhi ڏر [ɗarʊ] 'crevice'
Shona kudada [kuɗaɗa] 'prideful and pompous'
Tera[7] ɗana [ɗàna] 'to talk'
Tukang Besi [piɗi] 'rubbing a bunny'
Vietnamese[8] đuôi [ɗuəj] 'tail' See Vietnamese phonology
Wambule डि॒ [ɗi] 'name'

See also

Notes

References

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