2 examples
North Slavey, Deline - Phoneme: g [k] - IPA: Voiceless unaspirated velar stop.
1 Word: gohkwį [kohkw̥ĩ] "axe" - Speaker: SP5
This is an example of the voiceless velar stop g [k] in initial position in the word; it is voiceless. Compare this to the b and d sounds, which are also voiceless.
2 Word: denegó [tɛnɛko] "knee" - Speaker: SP5
An example of a velar stop g [k] in stem initial position, between two vowels. If these were voiced stops, this is the position we would be most likely to see the voicing. But this is a voiceless velar stop. The plain stops in this dialect of North Slavey are voiceless.
