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A letter g with a leftward hook at the top.
Also known as: ɠ, G with hook, Hooktop g, Implosive g
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a hooked g denotes a voiced velar implosive, the inward-drawn counterpart of the hard g sound. It occurs in Sindhi and several languages of West Africa.
Denotes a voiced velar implosive, produced with the tongue-back closure of the velar plosive and an inward airstream.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Occurs in Sindhi, Hausa and Fula, contrasting with the ordinary voiced velar plosive.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A single-storey letter g whose ascending stroke curves over to the left at the top in a small arc.