VOICED VELAR FRICATIVE

The 'voiced velar fricative' is a type of consonantal sound, used in various spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is (a variant of the Greek letter gamma, which is used for this sound in Modern Greek), and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is G.
The IPA symbol is sometimes used for the velar approximant. It is not to be confused with , the symbol for a close-mid back unrounded vowel.

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Features

Occurrence

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Features

Features of the voiced velar fricative:

★ Its manner of articulation is fricative, which means it is produced by constricting air flow through a narrow channel at the place of articulation, causing turbulence.

★ Its place of articulation is velar which means it is articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate (the velum).

★ Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.

★ It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.

★ It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.

★ The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Alekano		'''g'amó''		'cucumber'
Angor		''rani'h'ı		'brother'
Angas		'''γ'ür''		'to pick up'
Arabic		غرفة	align="center"	align="center"| 'room'	See Arabic phonology
Asu				'kidney'
Azerbaijani		''a'ğ'ac''		'tree'
Chechen		/'''ġ'ala''		'town'
Danish		''væl'g'e''		'to choose'	Used mainly by older speakers
Dinka		'''ɣ'o''		'us'
Dutch		'''g'aan''		'to go'	See Dutch phonology
Gascon		''di'g'oc''		'said (3sg.)'
Ghari		''che'gh'e''		'five'
Greek		'γ'άλα		'milk'	See Modern Greek phonology
Gweno				'bird'
Gwich'in		''videe'gh'àn''		'his/her chest'
Hän		''dëgë'gh'or''		'I am playing.'
Irish		'''dh'orn''		'fist'	See Irish phonology
Iwaidja				'hermit crab'
Japanese		はげ		'baldness'	Especially in fast and/or casual speech, See Japanese phonology
Navajo		''’a'gh'á''		'best'
Mmockngie Ngwe				'sun'
Pashto		غاتر		'mule'
Persian		کاغذ		'paper'	See Persian phonology
Northern Qiang				'February'
Lithuanian Romani		'''γ'oines''		'good'
Sindhi		غم	align="center"	align="center"| 'sadness'
Swahili		'''gh'ali''		'expensive'
Tadaksahak Songhay				'war'
Tajik		'ғ'арб		'west'
Tiwi		''nga'g'a''		'we inclusive'
Turkish		''a'ğ'aç''		'tree'	Certain dialects
Tutchone	Northern	''ih'gh'ú''		'tooth'
	Southern	'''gh'ra''		'baby'
Vietnamese		'''g'ã''		'fellow'

See also

★ List of phonetics topics