A voiceless alveolar implosive is a rare
consonant
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al sound, used in some
spoken language
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s. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is or . A dedicated IPA letter, , was withdrawn in 1993.
Features
Features of the voiceless alveolar implosive:
Occurrence
is found in
Serer of Senegal, the Owere dialect of
Igbo in Nigeria, and in some dialects of the
Poqomchi’ and
Quiche languages of Guatemala.
Owere Igbo has a seven-way contrast among alveolar stops, .
Mam
Mam or MAM may refer to:
Places
* An Mám or Maum, a settlement in Ireland
* General Servando Canales International Airport in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (IATA Code: MAM)
* Isle of Mam, a phantom island
* Mam Tor, a hill near Castleton in t ...
has a /É—Ì¥/ which alternates between
—Ì¥and
ʼ[* ]
See also
*
Voiced alveolar implosive
The voiced alveolar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . The IPA symbol is lowercase letter ''d'' with a rightward hook protr ...
References
External links
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Alveolar consonants
Implosives
Voiceless oral consonants