Voiced dental non-sibilant affricate

Voiced dental non-sibilant affricate
d͡ð
d͜ð
d̪͡ð
d̟͡ð
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The voiced dental non-sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this sound are d͡ð, d͜ð, d̪͡ð and d̟͡ð.

Features

Features of the voiced dental non-sibilant affricate:

Occurrence

The voiced dental non-sibilant affricate is rare. It can occur as a variant of the more common voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate in the "dth" of the English word "width". The voicing of the sound in this case can be context-dependent.

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
English Dublin[1] they [d̟͡ðeɪ̯] 'they' Corresponds to [ð] in other dialects; may be [] instead[1]
New York[2] Corresponds to [ð] in other dialects, may also be pronounced [d] and [ð]
Cajun Corresponds to [ð] in other dialects, intermediate between [ð] in General American and [d] in fully accented Cajun English

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