Topic-107: Stops Typical stop sounds are found in English and other languages of the world but there are some other interesting types of stops which are found in languages other than English. Note the following table and see how rich are the stop sounds found in various languages Description Symbol Language 1. Voiced b English and other languages 2. Voiceless unaspirated p do- 3. Aspirated p Sindhi and many other Pakistani languages 4. Murmured (breathy) b Sindhi 5. Implosive
ɓ Sindhi 6. Laryngealized (creaky) b̰ Hausa 7. Ejective k Hausa 8. Nasal release dn Russian Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan
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9. Prenasalized nd Swahili 10. Lateral release t Navajo 11. Ejective lateral release t Navajo 12. Affricate ts German 13. Ejective affricate ts Navajo
