Voiced velar implosive
ɠ
IPA number	166
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Entity(decimal)	ɠ
Unicode(hex)	U+0260
X-SAMPA	g_<
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Avoiced velar implosive is a type ofconsonantal sound, used in somespokenlanguages. The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɠ ⟩. It is familiar to English speakers as the sound made when mimicking the 'gulping' of water.

• 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 isvelar, which means it is articulated with the back of thetongue (the dorsum) at thesoft palate.
• 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.

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• Voiceless velar implosive

• Connell, Bruce; Ahoua, Firmin; Gibbon, Dafydd (2002)."Ega".Journal of the International Phonetic Association.32 (1):99–104.doi:10.1017/S002510030200018X.
• Devonish, H; Harry, Otelamate G. (2004). "Jamaican phonology". In Kortman, B.; Shneider, E. W. (eds.).A Handbook of Varieties of English. Vol. 1: Phonology. Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter. pp. 441–471.doi:10.1515/9783110197181.ISBN 9783110197181.
• Keer, Edward (1999).Geminates, The OCP and The Nature of CON (PhD thesis). Rutgers University.doi:10.7282/T3PZ57MT.
• Tench, Paul (2007)."Tera".Journal of the International Phonetic Association.37 (1):228–234.doi:10.1017/s0025100307002952.

• List of languages with[ɠ] onPHOIBLE

• Implosives
• Central consonants
• Voiced oral consonants

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