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Avoiceless alveolar implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɗ̥ ⟩ or ⟨tʼ↓⟩. A dedicated IPA letter, ⟨ƭ⟩, was withdrawn in 1993.
Voiceless alveolar implosive | |||
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ɗ̥ | |||
ƭ | |||
tʼ↓ | |||
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Features of the voiceless alveolar implosive:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Mam[1] | t'ut'an | [ɗ̥ɯɗ̥aŋ] | 'finish' | Alternates between [ɗ̥] and [tʼ].[2] | |
Serer[3] | [example needed] | Contrasts /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/. | |||
Igbo | Owere | [example needed] | Has a seven-way contrast of /tʰ t ɗ̥ dʱ d ɗ n/. |