Voiced alveolar implosive

The implosive d [ ɗ ] differs by the inwardly directed air flow from the European pronunciation of d

Dissemination

It occurs in several African languages, such as the Hausa and in Bantu languages ​​such as Swahili and Chishona. The "European " d, which certainly occurs not only in European loanwords, is written to distinguish it in Hausa as d ', ie as in Chishona

Pronunciation

The space required for the implosion negative pressure is generated by the articulation begins closed larynx.

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