Voiceless retroflex implosive

Voiceless alveolar implosive
ᶑ̥
ƭ̢
ʈʼ↓

A voiceless retroflex implosive is a rare consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. There is no official symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound, but ᶑ̥ or ʈʼ↓ may be used.

Features

Features of the voiced retroflex implosive:

Occurrence

A rare and evidently unstable sound, /ᶑ̥/ has been described from Oromo of Ethiopia.[1]

References

  1. Dissassa (1980) Some aspects of Oromo phonology, p. 1011
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