Voiced velar plosive

Voiced velar plosive
Voiced velar plosive
ɡ
IPA Number	110
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Entity (decimal)	ɡ
Unicode (hex)	U+0261
X-SAMPA	g
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The voiced velar stop is a type of consonant. The letter for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ⟨g⟩. The X-SAMPA symbol for this sound is ⟨g⟩. The English language has this sound, and it is the sound represented by the "g" in gear and grow. It sounds a lot like "guh!" or a regular G sound when it is used.

Features

The airstream mechanism is pulmonic. This means that this sound is produced by pushing air solely with the lungs and diaphragm, as in most sounds.
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 velar. This means that this sound is produced with the back of the tongue at the soft palate.
The manner of articulation (how the sound is produced) is stop, or plosive. This means that this sound is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. (The term plosive contrasts with nasal stops, where the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.)

Examples

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning
Abkhaz		ажыга/ažyga	[aˈʐəɡa]	'shovel'
Adyghe	Shapsug	гьэгуалъэ/g'ègwal"è	[ɡʲaɡʷaːɬa]^ⓘ	'toy'
Adyghe	Temirgoy	чъыгы/ č"ygy	[t͡ʂəɡə]^ⓘ	'tree'
Albanian		gomar	[ˈɡomaɾ]	'donkey'
Arabic	Moroccan	أݣادير‎/'agaadiir	[ʔaɡaːdiːr]	'Agadir'
	Tunisian	ڨفصة‎/gafs'a	[ɡɑfsˤɑ]^ⓘ	'Gafsa'
	Hejazi	قمر/gamar	[ɡamar]	'moon'
	Najdi		[ɡəmar]
	Sa'idi		[ɡɑmɑr]
	Yemeni	قال/gaal	[gæːl]	'(he) said'
	Yemeni	جمل/gamal	[gæmæl]	'camel'
	Egyptian	راجل/raagel	[ˈɾɑːɡel]	'man'
Armenian	Eastern	գանձ/ganç	[ɡɑndz]^ⓘ	'treasure'
Assyrian		ܓܢܐ [[[Syriac alphabet\|ɡana]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch (help)	[ɡaːna]	'self'
Azerbaijani		qara	[ɡɑɾɑ]	'black'
Basque		galdu	[ɡaldu]	'lose'
Bengali		গান/gan	[ɡan]	'song'
Bulgarian		гора/gora	[ɡora]	'forest'
Catalan		guant	[ˈɡwɑnt]	'glove'
Chinese	Southern Min	我/ góa	[ɡua]	'I'
	Wu	狂/ woã	[ɡuɑ̃]	'crazy'
	Xiang	共/ wong	[ɡoŋ]	'together'
Chechen		говр/govr	[ɡovr]	'horse'
Czech		gram	[ɡram]	'gram'
Dutch	All dialects	zakdoek	[ˈzɑɡduk]^ⓘ	'tissue'
	Standard	zakdoek	[ˈzɑɡduk]^ⓘ	'tissue'
	Many speakers	goal	[ɡoːɫ]^ⓘ	'goal'
	Amelands	goëd	[ɡuə̯t]	'good'
English		gaggle	[ˈɡæɡɫ̩]	'gaggle'
Esperanto		bongusta	[bonˈgusta]	'tasty'
Filipino		gulo	[ɡulɔ]	'commotion'
French		gain	[ɡɛ̃]	'earnings'
Georgian		გული/guli	[ˈɡuli]	'heart'
German		Lüge	[ˈlyːɡə]	'lie'
Greek		γκάρισμα / gkárisma	[ˈɡɐɾizmɐ]	'donkey's bray'
Gujarati		ગાવું/gāvu	[gaːʋʊ̃]	'to sing'
Hebrew		[[[Hebrew alphabet\|גב]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 19: ג)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help)/gav	[ɡav]	'back'
Hindustani		गाना / گانا	[ɡɑːnɑː]	'song'
Hungarian		engedély	[ɛŋɡɛdeːj]	'permission'
Irish		gaineamh	[ˈɡanʲəw]	'sand'
Italian		gare	[ˈɡäːre]	'competitions'
Japanese		外套 / gaitō	[ɡaitoː]	'overcoat'
Kabardian	Baslaney	гьанэ/ k'anė	[ɡʲaːna]^ⓘ	'shirt'
Kagayanen		kalag	[kað̞aɡ]	'spirit'
Khmer		ហ្គាស / hkas	[gaːh]	'gas'
Korean		메기 / megi	[meɡi]	'catfish'
Lithuanian		garai	[ɡɐrɐɪ̯ˑ]	'steam'
Macedonian		гром/grom	[ɡrɔm]	'thunder'
Malay		guni	[ɡuni]	'sack'
Marathi		गवत	[ɡəʋət]	'grass'
Nepali		गाउँ	[ɡä̃ũ̯]	'village'
Norwegian		gull	[ɡʉl]	'gold'
Odia		ଗଛ/gacha	[ɡɔtʃʰɔ]	'tree'
Persian		گوشت/gušt	[guʃt]	'meat'
Polish		gmin	[ɡmʲin̪]^ⓘ	'plebs'
Portuguese		língua	[ˈɫĩɡwɐ]	'tongue'
Potato speech		hngiras	[xŋgiraj]	'season'
Punjabi		ਗਾਂ/gaa	[ɡɑ̃ː]	'cow'
Romanian		gând	[ɡɨnd]	'thought'
Russian		голова/golova	[ɡəɫɐˈva]^ⓘ	'head'
Serbo-Croatian		гост / gost	[gȏ̞ːs̪t̪]	'guest'
Slovak		miazga	[ˈmjäzɡä]	'lymph'
Somali		gaabi	[ɡaːbi]	'to shorten'
Spanish		gato	[ˈɡät̪o̞]	'cat'
Swahili		giza	[ˈɡīzɑ]	'darkness'
Swedish		god	[ɡuːd̪]	'tasty'
Turkish		salgın	[säɫˈɡɯn]	'epidemic'
Ukrainian		ґанок/g̀anok	[ˈɡɑn̪ok]	'porch'
Welsh		gwyn	[ɡwɪn] or [ɡwɨ̞n]	'white'
West Frisian		gasp	[ɡɔsp]	'buckle' (n.)
Yi		ꈨ / gge	[ɡɤ˧]	'hear'
Zapotec	Tilquiapan	gan	[ɡaŋ]	'will be able'

Notes

↑ Watson (2002), pp. 16–17.
↑ Dum-Tragut (2009), p. 13.
↑ Carbonell & Llisterri (1992), p. 53.
↑ Gussenhoven (1992), p. 45.
↑ Fougeron & Smith (1993), p. 73.
↑ Shosted & Chikovani (2006), p. 255.
↑ Rogers & d'Arcangeli (2004), p. 117.
↑ Okada (1999), p. 117.
↑ Olson et al. (2010), pp. 206–207.
↑ Jassem (2003), p. 103.
↑ Cruz-Ferreira (1995), p. 91.
↑ DEX Online :
↑ Padgett (2003), p. 42.
↑ Landau et al. (1999), p. 66.
↑ Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003), p. 255.
↑ Danyenko & Vakulenko (1995), p. 4.
↑ Merrill (2008), p. 108.

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[FOOTNOTEWatson200216–17-1] Watson (2002), pp. 16–17.

[FOOTNOTEDum-Tragut200913-2] Dum-Tragut (2009), p. 13.

[FOOTNOTECarbonellLlisterri199253-3] Carbonell & Llisterri (1992), p. 53.

[FOOTNOTEGussenhoven199245-4] Gussenhoven (1992), p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEFougeronSmith199373-5] Fougeron & Smith (1993), p. 73.

[FOOTNOTEShostedChikovani2006255-6] Shosted & Chikovani (2006), p. 255.

[FOOTNOTERogersd'Arcangeli2004117-7] Rogers & d'Arcangeli (2004), p. 117.

[FOOTNOTEOkada1999117-8] Okada (1999), p. 117.

[FOOTNOTEOlsonMielkeSanicas-DagumanPebley2010206–207-9] Olson et al. (2010), pp. 206–207.

[FOOTNOTEJassem2003103-10] Jassem (2003), p. 103.

[FOOTNOTECruz-Ferreira199591-11] Cruz-Ferreira (1995), p. 91.

[12] DEX Online :

[FOOTNOTEPadgett200342-13] Padgett (2003), p. 42.

[FOOTNOTELandauLončarićaHorgaŠkarić199966-14] Landau et al. (1999), p. 66.

[FOOTNOTEMartínez-CeldránFernández-PlanasCarrera-Sabaté2003255-15] Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003), p. 255.

[FOOTNOTEDanyenkoVakulenko19954-16] Danyenko & Vakulenko (1995), p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEMerrill2008108-17] Merrill (2008), p. 108.