The voiced labiodental affricate ( in

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) is a rare

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that is initiated as a voiced labiodental stop and released as a

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Features

Features of the voiced labiodental affricate: *There are two variants of the stop component: ** bilabial, which means it is articulated with both lips. The affricate with this stop component is called ''bilabial-labiodental''. ** labiodental, which means it is articulated with the lower lip and the upper

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. *The

fricative A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate in ...

component of this affricate is labiodental, articulated with the lower lip and the upper teeth.

Occurrence

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* Affricates Pulmonic consonants Voiced oral consonants Central consonants {{phonetics-stub