A voiced labial–velar plosive is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is a and pronounced simultaneously and is considered a double articulation.: To make this sound, one can say go but with the lips closed as if one were saying Bo; the lips are to be released at the same time as or a fraction of a second after the g of go is pronounced. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is . Its voiceless counterpart is voiceless labial–velar plosive, .
A voiced labial–velar plosive is commonly found in Niger-Congo languages, e.g. in Igbo (Volta-Congo) in the name [iɡ͡boː] itself; or in Bété (Atlantic-Congo), e.g. in the surname of Laurent Gbagbo , former president of Ivory Coast.
Features Features of a voiced labial–velar stop:
Occurrence Plain variant Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Ega 'finish' Ewe 'Ewe language' Igbo 'Igbo' Kalabari 'paint' Kissi 'stool' Mono (Ubangian); association with Niger-Congo uncertain. 'moisten' Mundang / 'to help' Nen. 'shadow; shade' The language has [ɡ͡b ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡b k͡p]. Nigerian Pidgin 'beats' (of music) Phonemic. Found in substrate words and later loanwords from native Nigerian languages. See Languages of Nigeria. Tarok 'traditional wooden tool' Temne 'coconut' Tyap 'all' Yoruba 'all'
Other variants Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Nen 'old-style bamboo pipe or container' The language has [ɡ͡b ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡b k͡p]. Volow 'woman' with labiovelar release
See also List of phonetics topics Doubly articulated consonant Co-articulated consonant
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