ɡ

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See also: [U+A7AC LATIN CAPITAL LETTER SCRIPT G], g [U+0067 LATIN SMALL LETTER G], ց [U+0581 ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER CO], and Appendix:Variations of "g"

ɡ U+0261, ɡ
LATIN SMALL LETTER SCRIPT G
ɠ
[U+0260]
IPA Extensions ɢ
[U+0262]
U+1DA2, ᶢ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL SCRIPT G

[U+1DA1]
Phonetic Extensions Supplement
[U+1DA3]

Translingual[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Often called the 'open-tailed g'. Both open-tail ⟨ɡ⟩ and double-loop g are acceptable in IPA transcription, but the open-tailed ɡ is traditional. Similarly, the superscript letter may be but is more commonly ⟨ᶢ⟩.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Letter[edit]

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ɡ

  1. (IPA) a voiced velar plosive.
  2. (superscript ⟨ᶢ⟩, IPA) [ɡ]-onset (prestopping / preocclusion / preplosion), [ɡ]-release, [ɡ]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɡ].
    (on a click consonant) A voiced velar as opposed to voiced uvular click; specifically:
    velar dental click ⟨ᶢǀ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶢʇ⟩),
    velar alveolar click ⟨ᶢǃ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶢʗ⟩),
    velar palatal click ⟨ᶢǂ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶢ𝼋⟩),
    velar lateral click ⟨ᶢǁ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶢʖ⟩),
    velar bilabial click ⟨ᶢʘ⟩,
    velar retroflex click ⟨ᶢ𝼊⟩ or ad hoc ⟨ᶢ‼⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶢψ⟩).
    Placement after the click letter – e.g. ⟨ǂᶢ⟩ – may imply an audible velar release.
    See also ⟨𐞒⟩, ⟨ᵏ⟩, ⟨ᵑ⟩.