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Labialized palatal approximant

A voiced labial–palatal (or labio-palatal) approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spokenlanguages, for example, French huitième, read as [ɥitjɛm]. It has two constrictions in the vocal tract: with the tongue on the palate, and rounded at the lips.

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