Voiced velar plosive
| Voiced velar plosive | |||
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| ɡ | |||
| IPA number | 110 | ||
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| Encoding | |||
| Entity (decimal) | ɡ | ||
| Unicode (hex) | U+0261 | ||
| X-SAMPA | g | ||
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A voiced velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. It is familiar to English-speakers as the "g" sound in "against".
Some languages have a voiced pre-velar plosive, which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical velar plosive, though not as front as the prototypical palatal plosive.
Conversely, some languages have a voiced post-velar plosive, which is articulated slightly behind the place of articulation of the prototypical velar plosive, though not as back as the prototypical uvular plosive.