Glottal stop

ʔ
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA:	ʔ
X-SAMPA:	?
Kirshenbaum:	?
Place of Articulation:	Glottal
Manner of Articulation:	Stop
Phonological features:	[+consonantal] [+constricted glottis]

The glottal stop is a fairly common sound cross-linguistically. It is a part of the articulation of ejectives. It is impossible to voice a glottal stop.

Glottal stops in natlangs

English (Cockney dialect)

Plain

t

bottle /bɒtəl/ [bɒʔɤ]

Nahuatl

Plain

h

huehxolotl /weʔʃoɬotɬ/

Glottal stops in conlangs

Ithkuil

Plain

’

ma’walg /maʔwalg/

Klingon

Plain

 (')

 (Qo') /qχoʔ/