Labialization

Secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs more complete citations for verification. Please help add missing citation information so that sources are clearly identifiable. (January 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Labialization" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Labial(-velar)ized with protrusion (rounded lips)◌ʷEncodingEntity (decimal)ʷUnicode (hex)U+02B7 Image Labialized with compression (flat lips)◌ᵝEncodingEntity (decimal)ᵝUnicode (hex)U+1D5D Image Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis Lenition Consonant gradation Consonant voicing and devoicing Assibilation Spirantization L-vocalization Debuccalization Fortition Epenthesis Prothesis Paragoge Unpacking