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
{| class="wikitable"
! Language !! Word !! IPA !! Meaning !! Notes
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| Ega || colspan="2" align="center" | || 'finish' ||
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| Ewe || || || 'Ewe language' ||
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| Igbo || || || 'Igbo' ||
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| Kalabari || || || 'paint' ||
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| Kissi || || || 'stool' ||
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| Mono (Ubangian) || || || 'moisten' ||
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| Mundang || / || || 'to help' ||
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| Nen || || || 'shadow; shade' || The language has [ɡ͡b ᵑ͡ᵐɡ͡b k͡p]. || || || 'traditional wooden tool' ||
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| Temne || || || 'coconut' ||
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| Tyap || || || 'all' ||
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| Yoruba || || || 'all' ||
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Other variants
{| class="wikitable"
! Language !! Word !! IPA !! Meaning !! Notes
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| Nen || || || 'woman' || with labiovelar release
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See also
- List of phonetics topics
- Doubly articulated consonant
- Co-articulated consonant