The nasal labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some languages. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic transcription, phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standa ...
that represents this sound is , that is, a w with a
tilde. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is
w~.
The nasal approximants and may also be called
nasal glides. In some languages like
Portuguese, they form a second element of nasal diphthongs.
Features
Features of the nasal labial–velar approximant:
Occurrence
See also
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Palatal nasal
The voiced palatal nasal is a type of consonant used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , a lowercase letter ''n'' with a leftward-pointing tail protruding from the bottom ...
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Nasal palatal approximant
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Labiodental nasal, which may be an approximant in the one language in which it is phonemic
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Voiceless nasal glottal approximant
The voiceless nasal glottal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, a nasal approximant, used in some oral languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , that is, an ''h'' with a tilde.
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Index of phonetics articles
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* Acoustic phonetics
* Active articulator
* Affricate
* Airstream mechanism
* Alexander John Ellis
* Alexander Melville Bell
* Alfred C. Gimson
* Allophone
* Alveolar approximant ()
* Alveolar click ()
* Alveolar consonant
* Alveolar ejecti ...
Notes
References
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Nasal consonants
Velar consonants
Central consonants
Bilabial consonants
Pulmonic consonants