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Main sound category: Fricatives
Sound category: voiceless glottal fricative
IPA symbol: h
Sounds in category: hʷ hʲ ʔh h hː
Occurs in 421 languages
That is in 85.57% of all languages
Occurs in: Siona Kawaiisu Hupa Amharic Igbo Saami Southern nambiquara Turkish Chamorro Saami Ket Hmong Monguor Changzhou Rutul Tiruray Mien Konkani Bodo Jingpho Lai Khasi Romanian Iban Tsou Nyah kur Nepali Lak Uzbek Azerbaijani Tiddim chin Mundari Ormuri Lenakel Pacoh Armenian Taishan Tagalog Pashto Phlong Sedang German Koya Khmu? Ivatan Farsi Moghol Korean Avar Mor Sama Sa'ban Sui Bashkir Archi Kurukh Finnish Adzera Cham Maranao Iai Roro Kaliai Xiamen Hawaiian Nivkh Irish Albanian Breton Bruu Tamang Hungarian Rukai Ainu Lakkia Yay Sre Nicobarese Brahui Hakka Lue Po-ai Malagasy Bengali_Calcutta Burmese Japanese Vietnamese Bats Burushaski Lungchow Batak Javanese Tetun Khmer Georgian Lahu Thai Gelao Zuni Yana Mixtec Itonama Bella coola Andoke Maxakali Kwakw'ala Island carib Quechua Cayapa Guahibo Klamath Mazatec Luiseno Aleut Tonkawa Ocaina Cacua Hixkaryana Achumawi Tzeltal Shuswap Paya Moxo Siona Wappo Japreria Resigaro Huasteco Epena pedee Eyak Cherokee Chatino Saliba Maidu Nez perce Hopi Upper chehalis Tsimshian Totonac Cofan Caddo Wintu Acoma Haida Sierra miwok Trumai Kawaiisu Zoque Shasta Mazahua Ahtna Barasano Shiriana Yucuna Huari Lushootseed Amahuaca Kaingang Warao Dakota Arabela Piraha Huave Wapishana Siriono Kiowa Tseshaht Navajo Cayuvava Pomo Picuris Alabama Yuchi Jacaltec Seneca Bakairi Papago Amuzgo Abipon Iranxe Southern nambiquara Movima Quileute Paez Tehuelche Yaqui Guajiro Karok Carib Chipewyan Yagua Tarascan Tunica Hupa Tlapanec Tol Campa Yupik Yucatec Lugbara Isoko Fe?fe? Kunama Fur Hausa Kotoko Hamer Dizi Teke Tabi Dogon Lelemi Mumuye Ik Dahalo Amharic Angas Zulu Koiari Kanuri Socotri Akan Iwam Igbo Yessan-mayo Beja Kwoma Doayo Shilha Nama Temne Woisika Tamasheq Tigre Mursi Mbum Nera Sandawe Sango Kefa Mambila Arabic Koma Lua Beembe Tampulma Ndut Alladian Hadza Lame Ngizim Luo Berta Kohumono Ga Neo-aramaic West makian Amele Yulu Daju Bambara Kera Gwari Birom Iraqw Gbeya Nimboran Kullo Azande Tama Amo Nubian Bobo-fing Sentani Yagaria Fasu Dadibi Yoruba Diola Bariba Tarok Taoripi Dani Selepet Somali Tamil English_American English NepaliOH ThaiCO JKGerman Testing Swedish Norwegian_Malm Norwegian_Bergen Norwegian_Elverum Norwegian_Oslo Norwegian_Sandnessjøen Norwegian_Stavanger Norwegian_Tromsø Norwegian_Trondheim Albanian_ Azerbaijani_ Cebuano_ Czech_ Estonian_ Fante_ Hindi_ Icelandic_ Kurmanji_ Luxembourgish_ Oromo_ Somali_ Swahili_ Thai_ Tigrinya_ Ukrainian_ English_Australian Filipino South Saami Persian Pite Saami Ume Saami Saami (South) Sorani Norwegian Katu Kven Danish Cantonese Abau Abar Abidji Abishira Swahili Dari_Afghanistan Bengali_PW Swedish_PW Bengali_Bangladesh Indonesian Arabic_Modern Standard Arabic Arabic_Moroccan_LAPSyD Arabic_Moroccan_JK Arabic_Moroccan Tigrinya Dari South Sami Kven Arabic_Moroccan_JK Arabic_Modern Standard Arabic