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'''Bilabial''' consonants are those whose production involves contact between the lower lip and the upper lip. 
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They are widespread among human languages, and the [[bilabial nasal]] exists in most natural languages.   
'''Bilabial''' consonants are a type of [[labial consonant]]: those whose production involves contact between the lower lip and the upper lip. 
 
They are widespread among human languages. The [[bilabial nasal]] in particular exists in most natural languages.   


== List of bilabial consonants ==
== List of bilabial consonants ==
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* /p/ - [[Voiceless bilabial stop]]
* /p/ - [[Voiceless bilabial stop]]
* /β/ - [[Voiced bilabial fricative]]
* /β/ - [[Voiced bilabial fricative]]
* /φ/ - [[Voiceless bilabial fricative]]
* /ɸ/ - [[Voiceless bilabial fricative]]
* /ʙ/ - [[Bilabial trill]]
* /ʙ/ - [[Bilabial trill]]
* /ʘ/ - [[Bilabial click]]
* /ʘ/ - [[Bilabial click]]
* /w/ - [[Labial-velar approximant|Bilabial/Velar approximate]]
* /w/ - [[Labial-velar approximant|Bilabial/Velar approximant]]
* /ʍ/ - [[Voiceless labial-velar fricative|Voiceless Bilabial/Velar approximate]]
* /ʍ/ - [[Voiceless labial-velar fricative|Voiceless Bilabial/Velar approximant]]


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Bilabial consonants are a type of labial consonant: those whose production involves contact between the lower lip and the upper lip.

They are widespread among human languages. The bilabial nasal in particular exists in most natural languages.

List of bilabial consonants