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{{Short description|Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ʛ̥⟩ or ⟨ʠ⟩ in IPA}}
{{Infobox IPA
| above = Voiceless uvular implosive
| ipa symbol = ʛ̥
| ipa symbol2 = ʠ
| ipa symbol3 = qʼ↓
| ipa-image = IPA Unicode 0x02A0.svg
}}
The '''voiceless uvular implosive''' is a rare [[consonant]]al sound, used in some [[Speech communication|spoken]] [[language]]s. The symbol in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] that represents this sound is {{angbr IPA|ʛ̥ }} or {{angbr IPA|qʼ↓}}. A dedicated IPA letter, {{angbr IPA|ʠ}}, was withdrawn in 1993.

==Features==
{{plosive}}
{{uvular}}
{{voiceless short}}
{{oral}}
{{central articulation}}
{{voiceless implosive}}

==Occurrence==
A voiceless uvular implosive has been claimed for several [[Mayan languages]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Language !! Word !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] !! Meaning !! Notes
|-
| [[Kaqchikel language|Kaqchikel]]<ref>Patal Majzul et al., 2000, pp. 24ff.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=March 2024}} || {{lang|cak|'''qʼ'''ijobʼäl}} || {{IPA|[ʛ̥iχoˈɓəɬ]}} || 'watch, clock' || In word final position, [ʛ̥] is in [[free variation]] with [qʼ]; elsewhere only [ʛ̥] appears. See [[Kaqchikel_language#Phonology|Kaqchikel language]].
|-
|-
| [[Mam language|Mam]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=A grammar of Mam, a Mayan language|last=England|first=Nora C.|date=1983|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=0292729278|location=Austin|oclc=748935484}}</ref>
|{{lang|mam|'''qʼ'''ootj}}
|{{IPA|[ʛ̥oːtʰχ]}}
|'dough'
|
|-
|[[Uspantek language|Uspantek]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Bennett |first1=Ryan |last2=Harvey |first2=Meg |last3=Henderson |first3=Robert |last4=Méndez López |first4=Tomás Alberto |date=September 2022 |title=The phonetics and phonology of Uspanteko (Mayan) |journal=Language and Linguistics Compass |language=en |volume=16 |issue=9 |doi=10.1111/lnc3.12467 |issn=1749-818X|doi-access=free }}</ref>
|{{lang|usp|j'''q’'''aab}}
|{{IPA|[χʛ̥aːpˀ]}}
|'his/her hand'
|[ʛ̥] is in free variation with [qˀ] in all positions.
|}

==See also==
* [[List of phonetics topics]]
* [[Voiced uvular implosive]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{phoible|ʛ̥}}

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[[Category:Uvular consonants]]
[[Category:Implosives]]
[[Category:Voiceless oral consonants]]
[[Category:Central consonants]]