| Voiced velar implosive | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ɠ | |||
| IPA Number | 166 | ||
| Audio sample | |||
| Encoding | |||
| Entity (decimal) | ɠ | ||
| Unicode (hex) | U+0260 | ||
| X-SAMPA | g_< | ||
| Braille |   | ||
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The voiced velar implosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɠ ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is g_<. It is familiar to English speakers as the sound made when mimicking the 'gulping' of water.