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The voiced labial–velar plosive is a type of
consonant In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are and pronounced with the lips; and pronounced with the front of the tongue; and pronounced ...
al sound, used in some spoken
language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...
s. It is a and pronounced simultaneously. 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 that represents this sound is . Its voiceless counterpart is
voiceless labial–velar plosive The voiceless labial–velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a and pronounced simultaneously. To make this sound, one can say ''Coe'' but with the lips closed as if one were saying ''Poe''; th ...
, . 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
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, FPI website .
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Features

Features of the voiced labial–velar stop:


Occurrence


See also

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voiced Labial-Velar stop Labial–velar consonants Central consonants Voiced oral consonants Plosives Pulmonic consonants