Manner of articulation
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| Broad category | Manner of articulation | Subtypes | Examples | Phonological character | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | Nasal stop | m, n, ŋ | Sonorant | ||
| Plosive | Implosive | ɓ, ɗ, ɠ | |||
| Explosive | p, b, t, d, k, g, q, ʔ | Obstruent | |||
| Affricate | ts, dz | ||||
| Continuant | Fricative | Sibilant | "Sharp" | s, z | |
| "Shibilant" | ʃ, ʒ, ʂ, ʐ | ||||
| Spirant | Strident | f, v, χ, ʁ, ʜ, ʢ | |||
| "Thibilant" | θ, ð, ɹ̝ | ||||
| Other | ɸ, β, ɬ, ɮ, x, ɣ | ||||
| Approximant | Semivowel | j, ɰ, w | Sonorant | ||
| "Approximant spirant" | ʋ | ||||
| Liquid | Approximant liquid | ɹ, ɻ, l, ɭ | |||
| Vibrant | Trill | ʙ, r, ʀ | |||
| Tap, Flap | [[Labiodental flap|Template:B\]], ɾ, ɽ, ɺ | ||||
The fricative sub-classification can be also applied to affricates.
Nasality, laterality, clickness etc. are, technically, largely independant of this scheme. Note however that nasal are usually stops, and that laterals are most commonly approximant liquids.
