The voiced labial–velar plosive is a type of
consonant
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al sound, used in some
spoken language
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s. It is a and
pronounced simultaneously and is considered a
double articulation.
[: ] To make this sound, one can say ''go'' but with the lips closed as if one were saying ''Bo''; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the ''g'' of ''go'' is pronounced. The symbol in the
International Phonetic Alphabet
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that represents this sound is . Its voiceless counterpart is
voiceless labial–velar plosive, .
The voiced labial–velar plosive is commonly found in
Niger-Congo languages, e.g. in
Igbo (
Volta-Congo) in the name
ɡ͡boːitself; or in
Bété (
Atlantic-Congo), e.g. in the surname of
Laurent Gbagbo , former president of
Ivory Coast
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Features
Features of the voiced labial–velar stop:
Occurrence
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* Acoustic phonetics
* Active articulator
* Affricate
* Airstream mechanism
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* Alexander Melville Bell
* Alfred C. Gimson
* Allophone
* Alveolar approximant ()
* Alveolar click ()
* Alveolar consonant
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Doubly articulated consonant
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Co-articulated consonant
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Labial–velar consonants
Central consonants
Voiced oral consonants
Plosives
Pulmonic consonants