Creaky-voiced glottal approximant

Creaky-voiced glottal approximant
ʔ̞
ʔ̰
ʔ̬
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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.

  1. ^ Kehrein, Wolfgang; Golston, Chris (2005). "A prosodic theory of laryngeal contrasts". Phonology. 21 (3): 325–357. doi:10.1017/S0952675704000302. S2CID 62734231.

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