Voiceless uvular implosive | |
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ʛ̥ | |
ʠ | |
qʼ↓ |
A voiceless uvular implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʛ̥ ⟩ or ⟨qʼ↓⟩. A dedicated IPA letter, ⟨ʠ⟩, was withdrawn in 1993.
A voiceless uvular implosive has been claimed for several Mayan languages.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Kaqchikel[1] | qʼijobʼäl | [ʛ̥iχoˈɓəɬ] | 'watch, clock' | In word final position, [ʛ̥] is in free variation with [qʼ]; elsewhere only [ʛ̥] appears. See Kaqchikel language. | |
Mam[2] | qʼootj | [ʛ̥oːtʰχ] | 'dough' |