Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish | whath, hwath | 'still', 'yet' | Is spelled ⟨wh⟩ and ⟨hw⟩ in the Standard Written Form, as ⟨wh⟩ in Kernowek Standard, Unified Cornish, Unified Cornish Revised and Modern Cornish, and ⟨hw⟩ in Kernewek Kemmyn. | ||
| English | Hiberno-English | whine | 'whine' | Phonemically /hw/. Contrasts with /w/. See English phonology and phonological history of wh | |
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| Cultivated SAE |
Older speakers. Most people have merged it into /w/. | ||||
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| Nahuatl | Cuauhtēmallān | 'Guatemala' | Allophone of /w/ before voiceless consonants. | ||
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