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{{Infobox IPA|ipa symbol=q|decimal=113|x-sampa=q|ipa number=111|kirshenbaum=q|soundfile=File:Voiceless uvular plosive.ogg}}

The '''voiceless uvular stop''' is a [[consonant]] used in some [[Spoken language|spoken languages]]. The letter for it in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] is ⟨q⟩. This sound is not in the [[English language]] but is similar to [k], represented by the "k" in king and the "c" in cat.

== Features ==

* The airstream mechanism is pulmonic. This means that this sound is produced by pushing air solely with the [[Lung|lungs]] and diaphragm, as in most sounds.
* The phonation is voiceless. This means that the vocal cords don’t vibrate while the sound is being pronounced.
* Its [[place of articulation]] is [[Uvular consonant|uvular]], which means it is produced with the back of the [[tongue]] at the [[Palatine uvula|uvula]].
* The manner of articulation (how the sound is produced) is [[Stop consonant|stop]], or plosive. This means that this sound is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. (The term plosive contrasts with nasal stops, where the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.)

== Examples ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Language
!Word
!IPA
!Meaning
|-
|Adyghe
|[[Cyrillic script|'''хъ'''ацӀа]]/kh"atsḥa
|[qat͡sʼa]
|'rooster'
|-
|Arabic
|[[Arabic alphabet|قط]]/qiṭṭ
|[qitˤː]
|'cat'
|-
|Bashkir
|''[[Ҡаҙ|'''ҡ'''аҙ]] / '''q'''að''
|[qɑð]
|'goose'
|-
|Chechen
|[[Cyrillic script|'''кх'''оъ]] / ''qo’''
|[qɔʔ]
|'three'
|-
|Greenlandic
|''illo'''q'''arpo'''q'''''
|[iɬːoqɑʁpɔq]
|'he has a house'
|-
|Inuktitut
|[[Inuktitut syllabics|ᐃ"ᐃᑉᕆᐅᖅᑐᖅ]] / ''ihipqiu'''q'''tu'''q'''’''
|[ihipɢiuqtuq]
|'explore'
|-
|Somali
|'''''q'''aab''
|[qaːb]
|'shape'
|-
|Tlingit
|''[[Tlingit alphabet|'''gh'''agw]]''
|[qɐ́kʷ]
|'tree spine'
|-
|Urdu
|[[Urdu alphabet|بَر'''ق''']]/barq
|[bərq]
|'lightning'
|-
|Uyghur
|[[Uyghur Arabic alphabet|ئاق]] / ''[[Uyghur Latin alphabet|a'''q''']]''
|[ɑq]
|'white'
|-
|Uzbek
|''[[Uzbek alphabet|'''q'''o'l]]''
|[q̟oɫ]
|'arm'
|-
|Yupik
|''me'''q'''''
|[məq]
|'fresh water'
|}
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