A voiced retroflex implosive is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. Wadiyara Koli phonemically distinguishes it from the alveolar . Sindhi has an implosive that varies between dental and retroflex articulation, while Oromo, Saraiki and Ngad'a have but not .In Mangbai may also be retroflex, but it appears to be a preglottalized rather than an implosive (Anonby 2008).
The 'implicit' symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is (a D with a tail for retroflex and a hook-top for implosive).Handbook of the International Phonetic Association, 1999, p. 166, 179.Kirk Miller & Michael Ashby, L2/20-252R Unicode request for IPA modifier-letters (a), pulmonic
Features Features of a voiced retroflex implosive:
Occurrence LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotesKoalib'cow'Marwari / Ngadha'good' Ngitiàdhà'wild banana'Postalveolar. Contrasts .Oromo'end' Parkari Koli 'he said'Saraiki'mail'Either apical or subapical, place of articulation is more forward thanfor the retroflex stops, does not contrast with a dental implosiveWadiyara Koli Contrasts .
See also List of phonetics topics
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