EDIT
Used in Fulfulde and Hausa (West Africa)

 daneejo 

EDIT In the IPA this symbol represents a voiced bilabial implosive sound.

 dan.mccloy 

EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // unknown
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter
+ Visual characterisation // small letter b with right hook

+ IPA number 160

+ This sound can be found in Jamaican, Sindhi, Vietnamese and Zulu.
+ Other // All the implosive sounds have a right hook.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›voiced bilabial implosive‹
+ Nonstandard // implosive ›b‹
+ Hooktop b


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

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