ɣ

Etymology
A Latin adaptation of the and Modern  letter. In Greek, γ in most contexts represents a, and has done so since Koine Greek, which is why it was chosen as the IPA letter to represent that sound (in Ancient times, in , γ represented , like the 🇨🇬).

Symbol



 * 1)  a voiced velar fricative.
 * velarized (that is, -coloring).
 * -fricated release or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see ˠ.
 * 1)  letter in Doke (1925) for a voiced.
 * letter in Doke (1925) for a voiced.

Usage notes
Sometimes confused with ⟨ɤ⟩, the unrounded back vowel letter (ram's horns), especially in its "baby gamma" form, but the vowel letter does not drop below the baseline, which the consonant ⟨ɣ⟩ does.

Letter

 * 1) A letter of the Osage Latin alphabet.