Labiodental approximant

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IPA – number 150
IPA – text ʋ
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Entity ʋ
X-SAMPA P or v\
Kirshenbaum r<lbd>
Sound sample 

The labiodental approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ʋ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is P or v\.

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[edit] Features

Features of the labiodental approximant:

  • Its manner of articulation is approximant, which means it is produced by bringing one articulator close to another but without the vocal tract being narrowed to such an extent that a turbulent airstream is produced.
  • Its place of articulation is labiodental which means it is articulated with the lower lips and the upper teeth.
  • Its phonation type is voiced, which means the vocal cords are vibrating during the articulation.
  • It is an oral consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the mouth.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the middle of the tongue, rather than the sides.
  • The airstream mechanism is pulmonic egressive, which means it is articulated by pushing air out of the lungs and through the vocal tract, rather than from the glottis or the mouth.

[edit] Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Croatian cvrči [tsʋr̩tʃi] 'cricket'
Danish véd [ʋeð] 'know(s)' See Danish phonology
Dutch wang [ʋɑŋ] 'cheek' See Dutch phonology
English red [ʋed] 'red' Mostly idiosyncratic but somewhat dialectal[1]. See English phonology
Finnish vaivautuva [ˈʋɑiʋɑutuʋɑ] 'kneadable' See Finnish phonology
German was [ʋas] 'what' Some speakers. See German phonology
Hawaiian wikiwiki [ʋikiʋiki] 'fast' May also be realized as [w] or [v]. See Hawaiian phonology
Hindi वरुण [ʋəruɳ] 'Varuna' See Hindi-Urdu phonology
Norwegian venn [ʋen] 'friend' See Norwegian phonology
Ukrainian вовк [ʋoʋk] 'wolf' See Ukrainian phonology

[edit] References

  1. ^ Foulkes, Paul, and Gerard J. Docherty. (eds.) (1999). Urban Voices. Arnold

[edit] See also

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