Voiceless uvular implosive
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox IPA/core1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The voiceless uvular implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA or Template:Angbr IPA. A dedicated IPA letter, Template:Angbr IPA, was withdrawn in 1993.
Features
Template:Plosive Template:Uvular Template:Voiceless short Template:Oral Template:Central articulation Template:Voiceless implosive
Occurrence
A voiceless uvular implosive has been claimed for several Mayan languages.
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaqchikel[1]Template:Full citation needed | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | 'watch, clock' | In word final position, [ʛ̥] is in free variation with [qʼ]; elsewhere only [ʛ̥] appears. See Kaqchikel language. |
| Mam[2] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | 'dough' | |
| Uspantek[3] | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | 'his/her hand' | [ʛ̥] is in free variation with [qˀ] in all positions. |