Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | ᏩᏥ wa-tsi | 'watch' | also represented by Ꮺ, Ꮻ, Ꮼ, Ꮽ, and Ꮾ | ||
| Guaraní | gyresia | 'Greece' | Contrasts with . | ||
| Icelandic | saga | 'saga' | See Icelandic phonology | ||
| Irish | naoi | 'nine' | Occurs only between broad consonants and front vowels. See Irish phonology | ||
| Korean | 의사 uisa | 'doctor' | Occurs only before /i/. See Korean phonology | ||
| Spanish | pagar | 'to pay' | Intervocalic allophone of /ɡ/. See Spanish phonology | ||
| Tagalog | igriega | 'letter y' | See Tagalog phonology | ||
The sound in Japanese denoted by
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