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The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʂ which is a Latin letter s combined with a retroflex hook. Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA letter is formed by adding a rightward-pointing hook to the bottom of s (the letter used for the corresponding alveolar consonant). A distinction can be made ...
The symbol that represents this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is ʈ . Like all the retroflex consonants , the IPA symbol is formed by adding a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of "t" (the letter used for the equivalent alveolar consonant ).
The voiceless retroflex flap or tap is a sound that has been reported to occur as a dialectal realization of /ʂ/ in the Dhivehi language. [1] The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɽ̊ , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r`_0 .
The voiceless retroflex lateral flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages (as in Wahgi). [1] The implicit symbol for this sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet is 𝼈̊ .
The voiceless retroflex lateral fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The 'implicit' IPA letter for this sound, ꞎ , [ 1 ] is overtly supported by the extIPA .
The voiceless retroflex nasal is an extremely rare type of consonantal sound, used in very few spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɳ̊ , a combination of the letter for the voiced retroflex nasal and a diacritic indicating voicelessness .
Its phonation is voiceless, which means it is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords. In some languages the vocal cords are actively separated, so it is always voiceless; in others the cords are lax, so that it may take on the voicing of adjacent sounds. It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth only.
A retroflex fricative is a fricative consonant produced in the retroflex place of articulation. The International Phonetic Alphabet has dedicated symbols for the following retroflex fricatives: Voiceless retroflex fricative, [ʂ] Voiced retroflex fricative, [ʐ]