The creaky-voiced glottal approximant is a consonant sound in some languages. In the IPA, it is transcribed as ⟨ʔ̞⟩, ⟨ʔ̰⟩, or ⟨ʔ̬⟩.[1] It involves tension in the glottis and diminution of airflow, compared to surrounding vowels, but not full occlusion.
Creaky-voiced glottal approximant | |
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ʔ̞ | |
ʔ̰ | |
ʔ̬ | |
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Features of the creaky-voiced glottal approximant:
It is an intervocalic allophone of a glottal stop in many languages.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
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Gimi | ogo | /oʔ̞o/ | 'a grub' | It is reported to be contrastive in which it is phonologically the voiced equivalent of the glottal stop /ʔ/.[2] Indicated as /ʔ/ by one author.[3] |
Tundra Nenets | [example needed] | [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] |