Voiced alveolar implosive | |||
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ɗ | |||
IPA Number | 162 | ||
Audio sample | |||
Encoding | |||
Entity (decimal) | ɗ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+0257 | ||
X-SAMPA | d_< | ||
Braille | ![]() ![]() | ||
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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 of the voiced alveolar implosive:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Ega[1] | [ɗá] | 'hide' | ||
Fula | ɗiɗi 𞤯𞤭𞤯𞤭 |
[ɗiɗi] | 'two' | |
Goemai | ḍal | [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] | ḍa | [ɗà] | 'father' | |
Karajá | ti | [ɗi] | 'bone' | |
Khmer | ដប់ / dáb | [ɗɑp] | 'ten' | |
Konso[4] | bad | [ɓaɗ] | 'to hide' | |
Mono[5] | ku‘da | [kūɗā] | 'debt' | |
Ongota | [ɡaːɗa] | 'dull' | ||
Paumarí[6] | 'bo'da | [ɓoɗa] | 'old' | |
Serer[7] | biɗ | [biɗ] | 'flower' | Contrasts /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/. |
Sindhi | ڏر | [ɗarʊ] | 'crevice' | |
Shona | kudada | [kuɗaɗa] | 'prideful and pompous' | |
Tera[8] | ɗana | [ɗàna] | 'to talk' | |
Tukang Besi | [piɗi] | 'rubbish' | ||
Vietnamese[9] | đuôi | [ɗuəj] | 'tail' | See Vietnamese phonology. |
Wadiyara Koli | [example needed] | Contrasts /ɓ ɗ ᶑ ʄ ɠ/. | ||
Wambule | डि॒ | [ɗi] | 'name' | |
Standard Zhuang | nda | [ɗa] | 'set' |