Voiced alveolar implosive

The voiced alveolar implosive is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English.

Characteristics

The phonation is voiced. This means that the vocal cords vibrate while the sound is being pronounced.
The place of articulation (where the sound is produced) is alveolar. This means that this sound is produced with the tip of the tongue (apical) or the blade of the tongue at the alveolar ridge (laminal).
The airstream mechanism is implosive (also called glottalic ingressive). This means that this sound is produced by pushing the glottis downward. This pulls air inward. The glottis is not completely closed, but a pulmonic airstream is allowed to escape through it, which makes the sound.

Language	Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Cia-Cia	아티 / Adhi	[aɗi]	'Adi'	Adi is a name.
Ega	[ɗá]		'hide'
Fula	ɗiɗi/𞤯𞤭𞤯𞤭 / ﻃِﻂِ	[ɗiɗi]	'two'
Goemai	ḍal	[ɗal]	'to swallow'
Hausa	ɗaiɗai / طَﯿْﻄَﯽْ	[ɗei̯ɗei̯]	'one at a time'
Jamaican Patois	dem	[ɗem]	'them'	Allophone of /d/ in the onset of prominent syllables.
Kalabari	ḍa	[ɗà]	'father'
Karajá	ti	[ɗi]	'bone'
Khmer	ដប់/dáb	[ɗɑp]	'ten'
Konso	bad	[ɓaɗ]	'to hide'
Kwaza	deda	[ɗe'ɗa]	'snake'	Analyzed as /d/.
Mono	ku‘da	[kūɗā]	'debt'
Ongota	[ɡaːɗa]		'dull'
Parkari Koli	واۮۯون	[vaːɗaɭuːn]	' clouds
Paumarí	'bo'da	[ɓoɗa]	'old'
Serer	biɗ / ﺑِﻂْ	[biɗ]	'flower'	Contrasts /ɓ̥, ɗ̥, ʄ̊, ɓ, ɗ, ʄ/.
Sindhi	ڏر	[ɗarʊ]	'crevice'
Shona	kudada	[kuɗaɗa]	'prideful and pompous'
Tera	ɗana	[ɗàna]	'to talk'
Tukang Besi	[piɗi]		'rubbish'
Vietnamese	đuôi	[ɗuəj]	'tail'	See Vietnamese phonology.
Wadiyara Koli	^{[example needed]}			Contrasts /ɓ ɗ ᶑ ʄ ɠ/.
Wambule	डि॒	[ɗi]	'name'
Standard Zhuang	nda	[ɗa]	'set'

↑ Connell, Ahoua & Gibbon (2002:100)
↑ Devonish & Harry (2004:456)
↑ Harry (2003:113)
↑ Orkaydo, Ongaye Oda (2013). A Grammar of Konso. p. 11.
↑ Voort, Hein van der (2008-08-22), A Grammar of Kwaza, De Gruyter Mouton, doi:10.1515/9783110197280, ISBN 978-3-11-019728-0, retrieved 2024-03-13
↑ Olson (2004:233)
↑ Everett (2003:23)
↑ Mc Laughlin (2005:100)
↑ Tench (2007:228)
↑ Thompson (1959:458–461)