A voiced labial–velar nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is .
A labial–velar nasal is found in West and Central Africa and eastern New Guinea, as well as in certain contexts in Vietnamese.
Features Features of a voiced labial–velar nasal:
Occurrence
Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Dangme 'Dangme' Igala 'to drink'Allophone of . See Igala Phonology Vietnamese 'correct' Allophone of after . See Vietnamese phonology Yele 'breast' Contrasts voiced labial–alveolar nasal and voiced labial–retroflex nasal.
Labialized variant Some languages, especially in Vanuatu, combine this labial–velar nasal with a labial–velar approximant release, hence .
In the Banks Islands languages which have it, the phoneme is written in local orthographies, using a macron on the corresponding bilabial. In other languages of Vanuatu further south (such as South Efate, or Lenakel), the same segment is spelled with a combining tilde.
Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Dorig 'poor' Realized with an approximant release. Gua 'life'/'thank' Lakon 'house' Lenakel 'egg yolk' Mwesen 'person'
See also List of phonetics topics Doubly articulated consonant
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