How these sounds differ
ɟ̥ʝ̥
Voiceless Palato-Alveolar Affricate
- Voicing
- voiceless
- Place
- palato-alveolar
- Manner
- affricate
- Class
- consonant
- In languages
- 0 / 500
d̠ʒ
Voiced Palato-Alveolar Affricate
- Voicing
- voiced
- Place
- palato-alveolar
- Manner
- affricate
- Class
- consonant
- In languages
- 139 / 500
Cross-linguistic distribution
0
Languages with ɟ̥ʝ̥
0
Languages with both
139
Languages with d̠ʒ
0 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 d̠ʒ, not ɟ̥ʝ̥ (20)
Breton
Indo-European
IRISH
Indo-European
Mahas-Fiyadikka
Nubian
Kanuri
Saharan
Ga
Atlantic-Congo
Dagbani
Atlantic-Congo
Maltese
Afro-Asiatic
Awiya
Afro-Asiatic
Margi
Afro-Asiatic
Ocaina
Huitotoan
Angas
Afro-Asiatic
Ticuna
Ticuna-Yuri
Tewa
Kiowa-Tanoan
Yuchi
Language isolate
Salish
Salishan
Iai
Austronesian
Sa'ban
Austronesian
Toba-Batak
Austronesian
Lahu
Sino-Tibetan
Persian
Indo-European