Voiced labial-velar implosive | |
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É Í¡É“ | |
É¡Í¡É“ | |
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The voiced labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. It occurs in Lese, a language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] [3] According to Floyd (1981) and Clark (1990), both voiced and voiceless labial–velar implosives /É Í¡É“, ƙ͜ƥ/ occur in Central Igbo. [4]
Features of the voiced labial–velar implosive:
Language | Dialect | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Igbo | Central [5] | Gbúó yá. | [É Í¡É“ÃºÃ³ ꜜjá] | 'Kill it!' | Corresponds to / É¡Í¡b/ in Standard Igbo. |
Lese [1] [2] [6] | [eÉ Í¡É“e] | 'in' | Has an allophone [ É¡Í¡b]. |
Voiced labial-velar implosive | |
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É Í¡É“ | |
É¡Í¡É“ | |
Audio sample | |
The voiced labial–velar implosive is a rare type of consonantal sound. It occurs in Lese, a language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] [3] According to Floyd (1981) and Clark (1990), both voiced and voiceless labial–velar implosives /É Í¡É“, ƙ͜ƥ/ occur in Central Igbo. [4]
Features of the voiced labial–velar implosive:
Language | Dialect | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Igbo | Central [5] | Gbúó yá. | [É Í¡É“ÃºÃ³ ꜜjá] | 'Kill it!' | Corresponds to / É¡Í¡b/ in Standard Igbo. |
Lese [1] [2] [6] | [eÉ Í¡É“e] | 'in' | Has an allophone [ É¡Í¡b]. |