Voiced velar implosive

IPA mark	ɠ
IPA number	166
IPA character description	Latin lower case G with hook
Unicode	U + 0260
HTML (dec.)	& # 608;
X-SAMPA	g_<
Kirshenbaum	g`

The voiced velar implosive is voiced , the soft palate articulated ( velar ) plosive , which (with inwardly directed air flow implosive is spoken). So it is the implosive equivalent of [ g ]. Its symbol in the IPA phonetic transcription is [ɠ].

distribution

It occurs in several African languages, for example in Hausa and in Bantu languages such as Swahili and Chishona , as well as Indo-Aryan Sindhi . The non-implosive [g], which also has a phoneme status here , is written as g ' to differentiate it in Hausa .

pronunciation

The negative pressure required for implosion is created by starting the articulation with the larynx closed.

Articulation aid:

First hum the corresponding nasal sound: [ŋŋŋ]

Then insert the larynx closure common to the German vowel sound (as in [bəˈ ʔ a üblichenba üblichentən]): [ŋˀŋˀŋ]

Then add a vowel: [ʔŋaː]

Then replace the nasal sound with the plosive sound: [ʔɡaː]

Now you can avoid exhaling and come to the [ɠaː]

Non-pulmonary consonants		bilabial	labio- dental	dental	alveolar	alveolar-lateral	alveolo- palatal	post- alveolar	retroflex	palatal	velar	uvular
Clicks		​ʘ​		​ǀ​	​ǃ​	​ǁ​		​ǂ​	​ǃ˞​
Implosive		​ɓ​			​ɗ​					​ʄ​	​ɠ​	​ʛ​
Ejectives	Ejective plosives	​pʼ​		​t̪ʼ​	​tʼ​				​ʈʼ​	​cʼ​	​k '​	​qʼ​
	Ejective fricatives	​ɸʼ​	​fʼ​	​θʼ​	​sʼ​	​ɬʼ​	​ɕʼ​	​ʃʼ​	​ʂʼ​	​çʼ​	​xʼ​	​χʼ​
	Ejective Affricates			​t͡θʼ​	​t͡sʼ​	​t͡ɬʼ​	​t͡ɕʼ​	​t͡ʃʼ​	​ʈ͡ʂʼ​	​c͡çʼ​	​k͡xʼ​	​q͡χʼ​