ɖ̤ vs ʈ

Voiced Retroflex Stop vs Voiceless Retroflex Stop

How these sounds differ

ɖ̤

Voiced Retroflex Stop

Voicing: voiced
Place: retroflex
Manner: stop
Class: consonant
In languages: 20 / 500

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Voiceless Retroflex Stop

Voicing: voiceless
Place: retroflex
Manner: stop
Class: consonant
In languages: 56 / 500

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Cross-linguistic distribution

Languages with ɖ̤

Languages with both

Languages with ʈ

20 languages in our database contrast both sounds as distinct phonemes. Languages that have one but not the other tend to merge them into a single phoneme — meaning speakers of those languages often struggle to hear the distinction when learning a language that contrasts them.

Has ʈ, not ɖ̤ (20)

MORO Heibanic BEJA Afro-Asiatic Brahui Dravidian DIYARI Pama-Nyungan RUKAI Austronesian Djapu Pama-Nyungan GARAWA Garrwan YANYUWA Pama-Nyungan Koya Dravidian Kalkatungu Pama-Nyungan MABA Maban Burushaski Language isolate Kota Dravidian Kharia Austroasiatic Cham Austronesian Iai Austronesian Western Desert Pama-Nyungan Nyangumata Pama-Nyungan Maung Iwaidjan Proper Wubuy Gunwinyguan