A voiceless alveolar implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is or theoretically . A dedicated IPA letter, , was retired in 1993.
Features Features of a voiceless alveolar implosive:
Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning NotesEse Ejja'stag' Mam 'finish' Alternates between and . Serer Contrasts . Igbo Owere Has a seven-way contrast of .
See also Voiced alveolar implosive
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