The voiced bilabial nasal is a type of
consonant
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al sound used in almost all spoken
language
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s. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
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that represents this sound is , and the equivalent
X-SAMPA symbol is
m
. The bilabial nasal occurs in
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ...
, and it is the sound represented by "m" in ''map'' and ''rum''. Only very few languages (e.g.
Wyandot) are known to lack this sound.
Features
Features of the voiced bilabial nasal:
Varieties
Occurrence
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Vietnamese , , , , , , 'salt', , See
Vietnamese phonology
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Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
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Welsh phonology
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West Frisian, , , , , , 'lake', , See
West Frisian phonology
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Zapotec, ,
Tilquiapan, , , , , , 'animal' , ,
Palatalized
Velarized
See also
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Notes
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Bilabial consonants
Pulmonic consonants
Nasal consonants
Labial–coronal consonants
Voiced consonants