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Voiced uvular implosive
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IPA number	168
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Avoiced uvular implosive is an extremely rare type ofconsonantal sound. The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʛ ⟩, a small capital letterG with a rightward pointing hook extending from the upper right of the letter.

Here are the features of a voiced uvular implosive:

• Itsmanner of articulation isocclusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with nonasal outlet, the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is aplosive.
• Itsplace of articulation isuvular, which means it is articulated with the back of thetongue (the dorsum) at theuvula.
• Itsphonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
• It is anoral consonant, which means that air is not allowed to escape through the nose.
• It is acentral consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
• Theairstream mechanism isimplosive (glottalic ingressive), which means it is produced by pulling air in by pumping theglottis downward. Since it is voiced, the glottis is not completely closed, but allows a pulmonic airstream to escape through it.

• List of phonetics topics
• Voiceless uvular implosive

• England, Nora C. (1983).A Grammar of Mam, a Mayan Language. Texas Linguistics Series. Austin: University of Texas Press.ISBN 978-0-292-76247-3.
• Orkaydo, Ongaye (2013).A Grammar of Konso (PhD thesis). Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap.hdl:1887/20681.ISBN 978-94-6093-109-3.

• Uvular consonants
• Implosives
• Central consonants
• Voiced oral consonants

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