Voiceless alveolar implosive

Voiceless alveolar implosive
ɗ̥
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The voiceless alveolar implosive is a rare sound used in some spoken languages. Its symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ɗ̥ ⟩ or ⟨tʼ↓⟩.

Uses

Language		Example	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Mam[1]		tʼutʼan	[ɗ̥ɯɗ̥aŋ]	'finish'	Goes between [ɗ̥] and [tʼ].[2]
Serer[3]					Can vary and be any of these sounds (phonemic contrasts): /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/.
Igbo	Owere				Can vary and be any of these sounds: /tʰ t ɗ̥ dʱ d ɗ n/.

Related pages

• Voiced alveolar implosive

References

1. England, Nora C. (1983). A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292729278. OCLC 748935484.
2. * England, Nora C. (1983). A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language. Austin: University of Texas Press.
3. Mc Laughlin (2005:203)

Works cited

• Mc Laughlin, Fiona (2005), "Voiceless implosives in Seereer-Siin", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 35 (2): 201–214, doi:10.1017/S0025100305002215, S2CID 145717014

Other websites

• List of languages with [ɗ̥] on PHOIBLE