Creaky-voiced glottal approximant

The creaky-voiced glottal approximant is a consonant sound in some languages. In the IPA, it is transcribed as ⟨ʔ̞⟩, ⟨ʔ̰⟩, or ⟨ʔ̬⟩. It involves tension in the glottis and diminution of airflow, compared to surrounding vowels, but not full occlusion.

Features
Features of the creaky-voiced glottal approximant:


 * Its phonation is creaky-voiced.

Occurrence
It is an intervocalic allophone of a glottal stop in many languages.