Thevoiced palatal implosiveis a type ofconsonantalsound, used in somespokenlanguages.The symbol in theInternational Phonetic Alphabetthat represents this sound is ⟨ ʄ ⟩, and the equivalentX-SAMPAsymbol isJ\_<.Typographically, the IPA symbol is a dotless lowercase letterjwith a horizontal stroke that was initially created by turning the type for a lowercase letterf(the symbol for thevoiced palatal stop) and a rightward hook (the diacritic forimplosives). A very similar-looking letter,⟨ ƒ ⟩(an⟨f⟩with a tail), is used inEwefor/ɸ/.
Itsmanner of articulationisocclusive,which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Since the consonant is also oral, with nonasal outlet,the airflow is blocked entirely, and the consonant is aplosive.
Itsphonationis voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
It is anoral consonant,which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
It is acentral consonant,which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
Theairstream mechanismisimplosive(glottalic ingressive), which means it is produced by pulling air in by pumping theglottisdownward. Since it is voiced, the glottis is not completely closed, but allows a pulmonic airstream to escape through it.
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