The voiced retroflex implosive is a type of consonantal sound. Wadiyara Koli phonemically distinguishes it from the alveolar /ɗ/. Sindhi has an implosive that varies between dental and retroflex articulation, while Oromo, Saraiki and Ngad'a have /ᶑ / but not /ɗ/.[1]
Voiced retroflex implosive | |||
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ᶑ | |||
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Entity (decimal) | ᶑ | ||
Unicode (hex) | U+1D91 | ||
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The 'implicit' symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨ᶑ ⟩ (a D with a tail for retroflex and a hook-top for implosive).[2][3]
Features of the voiced retroflex implosive:
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Marwari[citation needed] | कॾहिं | [kaᶑahin] | |||
Ngadha | modhe | [ˈmoᶑe] | 'good' | ||
Oromo | dhuma | [ᶑʊmɐ] | 'end' | ||
Saraiki | ݙاک | [ᶑak] | 'mail' | Either apical or subapical, place of articulation is more forward than for the retroflex stops, does not contrast with a dental implosive[4] | |
Wadiyara Koli | [example needed] | Contrasts /ɓ ɗ ᶑ ʄ ɠ/. |