Voiced velar implosive | |||
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ɠ | |||
IPA Number | 166 | ||
Audio sample | |||
Encoding | |||
Entity (decimal) | ɠ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+0260 | ||
X-SAMPA | g_< | ||
Braille | ![]() ![]() | ||
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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 ⟨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.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Af Maay | qalang | [ɠalaŋ] | 'pen' | Corresponds to /q/ in Standard Somali | |
Ega[1] | [ɠà] | 'count' | |||
Fula[2] | [example needed] | ||||
Jamaican Patois[3] | good | [ɠuːd] | 'good' | Allophone of /ɡ/ in the onset of prominent syllables | |
Sindhi | ڳَئُون g̈aun | ![]() |
'cow' | ||
Tera[4] | qaandi | [ɠaːndi] | 'hello' | ||
Zulu | ukuza | [uˈɠuːza] | 'to come' | Allophone of /k/ |