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A tilde beneath a letter, marking creaky voice.
Also known as: Tilde below, Vocal fry mark, Laryngealisation mark
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a tilde below a letter marks the sound as creaky voiced, the low irregular vibration also called vocal fry. It is contrastive in Danish and several languages of Mexico.
Marks the sound as creaky voiced, produced with slow irregular vocal-fold vibration.
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Is contrastive in Danish, where it is called stod, and in several languages of Mexico and southeast Asia; in English it is a feature of voice quality rather than a contrast.
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A small wavy horizontal stroke placed directly beneath the letter it modifies.