Labiovelar Consonant

In Articulatory phonetics, a labiovelar consonant (in short a labiovelar ) indicates a Consonne having two places of articulation:

  1. bilabial ;
  2. velar, the posterior part of the language operating a constriction on the level of the veil of the palate.

French knows the labiovelar one W (with initial of yes).

Labiovelar the API one

The International Phonetic Alphabet counts two labiovelar:

  • Fricative
    • , fricative labiovelar deaf person
  • Spirante
    • , spirante labiovelar
    • , occlusive labiovelar voiced
    • , occlusive labiovelar deaf person

See also

  • Place of articulation

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