Voiceless nasal glottal approximant

The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨h̃⟩, that is, an h with a tilde.

Examples of languages where the only h-like sound is nasalized are Krim, Lisu, and Pirahã.

A distinction is also reported from Wolaytta, though in that case the nasal is rare.

Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.

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