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The voiced labiodental plosive or stop is a
Features of the "voiced labiodental stop":
consonant sound
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 wit ...
produced like a , but with the lower lip contacting the upper teeth, as in . This can be represented in the IPA
IPA commonly refers to:
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IPA may also refer to:
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as . A separate symbol that is sometimes seen, especially in Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
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linguistics, but not recognized by the IPA, is the ''db'' ligature
Ligature may refer to:
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** Ligature (orthodontic), used in dentistry
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.
The voiced labiodental plosive is not known to be phonemic
In phonology and linguistics, a phoneme () is a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a particular language.
For example, in most dialects of English, with the notable exception of the West Midlands and the north-west ...
in any language. However, it does occur allophonically:
In the Austronesian language Sika, this sound occurs as an allophone of the labiodental flap
In phonetics, the voiced labiodental flap is a speech sound found primarily in languages of Central Africa, such as Kera and Mangbetu. It has also been reported in the Austronesian language Sika. It is one of the few non- rhotic flaps. The ...
in careful pronunciation.
The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has affricates, (voiceless labiodental affricate
The voiceless labiodental affricate ( in IPA) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as a labiodental stop and released as a voiceless labiodental fricative .
The XiNkuna dialect of Tsonga has this affricate, as in "hippopotamuses" ...
) and (voiced labiodental affricate
The voiced labiodental affricate ( in IPA) is a rare affricate consonant that is initiated as a voiced labiodental stop and released as a voiced labiodental fricative .
Features
Features of the voiced labiodental affricate:
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Features
Features of the "voiced labiodental stop":
Occurrence
Notes
References
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* Labiodental consonants Pulmonic consonants Voiced oral consonants Plosives Central consonants {{Phonetics-stub