Labial consonant
- Labial consonant
Labials are consonants articulated either with both lips (bilabial articulation) or with the lower lip and the upper teeth (labiodental articulation). English IPA| [m] is a bilabial nasal
sonorant , IPA| [b] and IPA| [p] are bilabial stops "(plosives)", IPA| [v] and IPA| [f] are labiodental fricatives."Bilabial fricatives" and the "bilabial approximant" do not exist in standard English, but do occur in many languages. For example, the Spanish consonant spelt "b" or "v" is pronounced as a voiced "bilabial approximant" between vowels.
Lip rounding, or
labialisation can also accompany other articulations. English IPA|/w/ is a labialised velar approximant.Labial consonants are divided into two subplaces of articulation:
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*labiodental consonant sVery few languages, however, make a distinction on purely this basis. One example is Ewe, with both kinds of fricatives. For by far the most other languages in the world, "labial" by itself is a sufficient phonemic specification. Whether the sounds will actually be bilabial or labiodental depends on the language, but the most common pattern is that exhibited in English: bilabial stops and nasals, labiodental fricatives.
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Labial-velar nasal — The labial velar nasal stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|ŋ͡m.The labial velar nasal stop is found in West and Central Africa and … Wikipedia
Labial-palatal approximant — The labial palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is IPA|ɥ, and the equivalent X SAMPA symbol is H. It can be thought of as… … Wikipedia
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labial — labiality, n. labially, adv. /lay bee euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labium. 2. of or pertaining to the lips. 3. Phonet. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel. 4. Music. having the tones produced by the… … Universalium